Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde
American Samoan judge (born 1960)
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Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde is an American lawyer who has served as the 19th Attorney General of American Samoa since 2025. She previously served as a judge of the District Court of American Samoa from 2021 to 2025.
Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde | |
|---|---|
| 19th Attorney General of American Samoa | |
| Assumed office February 7, 2025 Acting: February 7, 2025 – February 13, 2025 | |
| Governor | Nikolao Pula |
| Preceded by | Fainu'ulelei Alailima-Utu |
| Judge of the American Samoa District Court | |
| In office February 17, 2021 – February 7, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Lemanu Peleti Mauga |
| Preceded by | Fiti A. Sunia |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Hawaii, Manoa (BA, JD) |
Early life and education
Tauiliili-Langkilde is a native of American Samoa and earned a bachelor's degree with distinction in political science from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1992 and a Juris Doctor degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law in 1996.[1][2]
Career
Tauiliili-Langkilde returned to American Samoa after law school.[1] She served as a law clerk to Chief Justice F. Michael Kruse of the High Court of American Samoa.[1] Her career has included serving as assistant legal counsel to Governors A. P. Lutali and Tauese Sunia,[3] private practice,[3] serving as general counsel to the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority,[4] and serving as Deputy Attorney General of American Samoa.[3]
In 2021, Tauiliili-Langkilde was appointed as a judge of the District Court of American Samoa by Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga.[1] She was confirmed by the American Samoa Senate on February 17, 2021.[2] She notably held that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution does not apply to American Samoa.[5]
On February 7, 2025, Governor Pulaali'i Nikolao Pula appointed Tauiliili-Langkilde as Acting Attorney General of American Samoa.[6] She was confirmed by the Senate on February 13, 2025.[2]