# Joe Camacho

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{{Short description|Northern Mariana Islands politician (born 1968/69)}}
{{for|the baseball player and coach|Joe Camacho (baseball)}}
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| office                    = Judge of the Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court
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'''Joseph James Norita Camacho''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|42|2011|11|19|noage=1}}) is a politician from the [Northern Mariana Islands](/source/Northern_Mariana_Islands). He is an incumbent judge on the Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court, the commonwealth's [trial court](/source/trial_court), and has served there since 2011. Prior, he was a member of the [Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives](/source/Northern_Mariana_Islands_House_of_Representatives).<ref name=saipantribune>{{cite news |first=Moneth |last=Deposa |title=Camacho jumps ship, agrees to partnership with Juan Pan |url=http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=88409 |work=[Saipan Tribune](/source/Saipan_Tribune) |date=2009-03-11 |accessdate=2009-10-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224074447/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=88409 |archivedate=2012-02-24 }}</ref>

==Biography==
Camacho was born to parents Vicente (Ben Dinga) Tudela Camacho and Marcy Lieto Norita Camacho, both of whom are now deceased.  He was raised by Torcauto Borja Tudela. Camacho's wife is Ellsbeth Viola Alepuyo. The couple have one child, Ulen Joseph Vicente Alepuyo Camacho.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=76047|title=THE 16TH LEGISLATURE|date=2008-01-14|publisher=[Saipan Tribune](/source/Saipan_Tribune)|accessdate=2009-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717082624/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=76047&cat=1|archive-date=2011-07-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Camacho graduated from Marianas High School in June 1987.  He received an [Associate of Arts](/source/Associate_of_Arts) degree in [Liberal Arts](/source/Liberal_Arts) from [Northern Marianas College](/source/Northern_Marianas_College) in May 1992. In December 1994, Camacho further obtained a [bachelor's degree](/source/bachelor's_degree) in [history](/source/history) from [San Jose State University](/source/San_Jose_State_University) in [California](/source/California).<ref name=saipantribune3>{{cite news|first=Haidee V.|last=Eugenio|title=Camacho seeks delegate seat under Covenant Party|url=http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=97751|work=[Saipan Tribune](/source/Saipan_Tribune)|date=2010-03-06|access-date=2010-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308204656/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=97751|archive-date=2012-03-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Camacho continued his education by earning his [master's degree](/source/master's_degree) in [public administration](/source/public_administration)<ref name=saipantribune/> from [Seattle University](/source/Seattle_University), a [Jesuit](/source/Jesuit) institution in [Washington state](/source/Washington_state), in December 1998. Camacho completed his [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) at the [Gonzaga University School of Law](/source/Gonzaga_University_School_of_Law), located in [Spokane, Washington](/source/Spokane%2C_Washington), in December 2001.  He worked as a pizza delivery man and a dishwasher during college.<ref name=saipantribune/>

Camacho worked as a [police officer](/source/police_officer) on [Saipan](/source/Saipan) for three years<ref name=saipantribune/> from January 1989 to August 1991.

==Political career==
Joseph Camacho, a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(Northern_Mariana_Islands)), was elected to the [Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives](/source/Northern_Mariana_Islands_House_of_Representatives) in the [2007 general election](/source/2007_Northern_Mariana_Islands_general_election).<ref name=saipantribune/> In the 2007 election, the [Covenant Party](/source/Covenant_Party_(Northern_Mariana_Islands)) lost control of the House to the Republicans. Camacho was chosen as the floor leader of the new 16th House of Representatives. He did not seek reelection in 2009.

===Runs for higher office===
{{main|2009 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election}}
Democrat gubernatorial candidate [Juan "Pan" Guerrero](/source/Juan_%22Pan%22_Guerrero) approached Camacho, a Republican, in 2009 and asked him to run on his ticket for [Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands).<ref name=saipantribune/> Camacho accepted Guerrero's offer to run as part of the Independent ticket, which he called a "[partnership](/source/partnership)."<ref name=saipantribune/> The acceptance ceremony for the gubernatorial campaign took place on March 10, 2009, at Tan Marikita Café in [Garapan](/source/Garapan).<ref name=saipantribune/> Camacho explained in his speech to supporters that he had weighed all his political options before agreeing to run for Lieutenant Governor with Guerrero<ref name=saipantribune/> Camacho thanked Guerrero for the opportunity, noting that Guerrero had promised to make both the campaign and a potential administration a full "partnership."<ref name=saipantribune/> The Guerrero/Camacho ticket only received 2,643 votes and came in a distant third in the polling. Camacho announced in March 2010 his intentions to run for United States Congress as a candidate for the Covenant Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=97751|title=Camacho seeks delegate seat under Covenant Party|date=2010-03-06|publisher=[Saipan Tribune](/source/Saipan_Tribune)|accessdate=2010-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308204656/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=97751|archive-date=2012-03-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Judgeship===
In 2011, Governor [Benigno Fitial](/source/Benigno_Fitial) appointed Camacho to the serve as a judge of the Superior Court, the trial level courts for the Northern Mariana Islands. Camacho was confirmed by the Northern Mariana Islands Senate unanimously. He was sworn in November 19, 2011, taking his oath in [Carolinian](/source/Carolinian_language).<ref name="Sworn In">{{cite news|last=De La Torre|first=Ferdie|title=Camacho takes his oath in Carolinian-a first|date=November 19, 2011|newspaper=[Saipan Tribune](/source/Saipan_Tribune)|access-date=May 16, 2024|quote=Camacho, 42, is the first judge of Carolinian descent to be elevated to the CNMI Courts.|url=https://www.saipantribune.com/news/local/camacho-takes-his-oath-in-carolinian-a-first/article_d225e7d3-e531-55b2-8599-23a2c33c9d0c.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240516192400/https://www.saipantribune.com/news/local/camacho-takes-his-oath-in-carolinian-a-first/article_d225e7d3-e531-55b2-8599-23a2c33c9d0c.html|archive-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref> Camacho succeeded [Ramona Villagomez Manglona](/source/Ramona_Villagomez_Manglona) who was appointed to serve as a judge for the [United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands](/source/District_Court_for_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands).<ref name="Sworn In"/> He was retained [in 2016](/source/2016_Northern_Mariana_Islands_general_election) with 78% of the votes cast and [in 2022](/source/2022_Northern_Mariana_Islands_general_election) with 75% of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.saipantribune.com/news/local/camacho-sworn-in-for-another-6-years-on-the-bench/article_d0ca2f14-8204-11ee-9829-8f0bbb4f2e70.html|title=Camacho sworn in for another 6 years on the bench|last=Esmores|first=Kimberly B.|date=November 14, 2024|access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref>

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