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| 1st and 6th ElectedAttorney General of Guam | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
| Governor | Lou Leon Guerrero |
| Preceded by | Leevin Camacho |
| In office January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Governor | Felix Perez Camacho |
| Preceded by | John Tatantino |
| Succeeded by | Alicia Limtiaco |
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| Born | Douglas Brian Keola Moylan (1966-10-19)October 19, 1966 (age 59) Stockton, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) Santa Clara University (JD) |
Douglas Brian Keola Moylan[1] (born October 19, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 1st and 6th democratically-electedAttorney General for theUnited States territory of Guam. A member of theRepublican Party, he previously served as the 1st elected attorney general of Guam from 2003 to 2007.
In 1990, Moylan was licensed to practice law inCalifornia and has been in active practice since. In 2002, he became Guam's first electedattorney general. In2022, Moylan ran for re-election, defeating incumbentLeevin Camacho.
He was born on October 19, 1966, inStockton, California, to his parents Richard and Jane Moylan and has four brothers Jeffrey, Scott, Brian and Steven. Moylan is the grandson of the lateScotty Moylan, a businessman. His first cousins are former lieutenant governorKaleo Moylan and Kamaka Moylan Alston a realtor. Moylan is an attorney licensed to practice law in California, Guam and Washington, D.C. He served as the Legislative Counsel to the 24th, 25th and 26th Guam Legislatures before becoming Guam's first elected Attorney General in January 2003, for a 4-year term. He also served several terms as a Guam Election Commission board member, appointed by Guam's Republican Party to hold 1 of 3 Republican slots.
While he was Attorney General, in 2003 the Government of Guam attempted to borrow over $350 million which Moylan considered a violation of the debt limitation provisions of theGuam Organic Act of 1950. The Supreme Court of Guam was asked to decide the issue by GovernorFelix Perez Camacho. When the Guam Supreme Court rejected Moylan's legal position, he appealed their decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals under the Ninth Circuit's discretionary review authority. The Ninth Circuit granted Moylan's writ of certiorari request. After oral argument, a change in federal law deprived the Ninth Circuit of jurisdiction. Moylan then filed a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court, which agreed to hear his appeal in 2006. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Supreme Court of Guam and ruled in Moylan's favor in 2007 inLimtiaco v. Camacho, after his term expired in December 2006.
Moylan ran unsuccessfully for senator in the Guam Legislature with theRepublican party in2008 and2010 elections.
Moylan ran unsuccessfully for re-election as Guam's next Attorney General in the2018 election. The other candidate wasLeevin Camacho.
Douglas B. Moylan graduated from theUniversity of Notre Dame in 1988 with Bachelors in Business Administration & Sociology degrees. He earned hisJD fromSanta Clara University School of Law in 1991.
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| Preceded by | Attorney General of Guam 2023–present | Incumbent |
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