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Kara assumes new post
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Posted on Feb 15 2000
If it is any consolation, former acting Attorney General Maya B. Kara is assuming a new position in the government beginning next month after she was forced out of the AGO by an order issued by the Superior Court.
Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio named Ms. Kara the new legal counsel of the chief executive’s office. She will be leaving the Attorney General’s Office in March to take her new post.
Ms. Kara had been acting AG for at least 18 months since the governor withdrew her nomination on Sept. 23, 1998 in deference to the outstanding concerns of the Senate Committee on Executive Appointments and Governmental Investigations.
The 11th Senate has even adopted a special joint committee report declaring Ms. Kara “unfit” to head the AGO, and described her as “usurper” whose nomination is “deemed rejected” and should be rejected again if resubmitted.
Key members of the Senate have strongly hurled accusations against Ms. Kara, including her alleged involvement in a controversial deal between the government and the Japan-based advertising firm I&S Corp.
In Jan. 20, 2000, Guam-based Judge Pro Tem Joaquin Manibusan issued a ruling declaring Mr. Tenorio’s appointment of Ms. Kara as unconstitutional since she had assumed the post more than the required 30-day period.
Mr. Tenorio has already named Herbert D. Soll as new AG Thursday last week. Mr. Soll’s appointment Thursday was sent immediately to the Senate for its advice and consent.
Legislators previously expressed concerns on the Commonwealth government’s legal house due to the absence of a permanent AG for almost two years. (Aldwin R. Fajardo)
