Acting Public Defender

David Vargas exiting High Court
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga has confirmed the appointment of private attorney David Vargas as Acting Public Defender. In a General Memorandum issued on Wednesday, the Governor said that pursuant to the American Samoa Code Annotated  4.0111(b), which states that the...
David Vargas exiting High Court
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Long time local private attorney David Vargas has been appointed as Acting Public Defender. The appointment was effective July 12, 2022. He confirmed this in a brief interview with Samoa News over the phone. “I have been appointed as Acting Public Defender, until they...