Alicia Limtiaco

Alicia Anne Garrido Limtiaco (born August 7, 1963) is the United States Attorney for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. She was sworn in on June 21, 2010. She was previously Attorney General of Guam serving from January 1, 2007 to June 21, 2010.

Alicia Anne Garrido Limtiaco was born August 7, 1963. She attended University of Southern California where she earned a bachelor of business administration and UCLA School of Law where she earned a juris doctor. She and her husband Vincent have one daughter. While in law school, she was a judicial extern for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. She then worked as a partner in various law firms, as an assistant attorney general in the Attorney General's Office and as an adjunct faculty member at University of Guam and Guam Community College.

2006 Election

In a three-way race, Limtiaco received 15,163 votes (43%) second winner is future Guam judge Vernon P.G. Perez (11,559), and was defeated incumbent AG Douglas Moylan (8,118) in the 2006 primary election. In November election, Limtiaco won this race received 21,628 votes (57%) defeating by Vernon Perez (14,444) in the 2006 general election.

While Attorney General, she joined 22 Democrats and 1 Republican in supporting the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

In 2010, Delegate Madeleine Bordallo recommended Limtiaco to President Barack Obama for the position of U.S Attorney. She was sworn in on June 21, 2010. She recommended that her deputy Phil Tydingco succeed her, but Governor Felix Perez Camacho appointed John Weisenberger. She replaced George W. Bush appointee Leonardo Rapadas who had served since 2003.