Prosecutor General of Puerto Rico

The Prosecutor General of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Procurador General de Puerto Rico) is the prosecutor and attorney who represents the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in all civil and criminal matters in that it is a party or has an interest, and which are handled on appeal or in any other manner in the courts of Puerto Rico, the United States, or its territories or possessions. The prosecutor reports directly to the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico and leads the Office of the Prosecutor General of Puerto Rico. The current prosecutor is Margarita Mercado Echegaray.