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Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico

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Nominator
  
Governor

Succession
  
Second

Term length
  
4 years

Website
  
www.justicia.pr.gov

Appointer
  
Governor with advise and consent from the Senate

Formation
  
Established by Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico

The Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico (commonly known as the Attorney General of Puerto Rico) is the chief legal officer and the attorney general of the government of Puerto Rico.

Contents

Attorneys General

The Attorney General was appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

  • 1908–1910: Henry W. Hoyt
  • 1910–1912: Foster H. Brown
  • 1912–1914: Walcott H. Pitkin
  • 1914–1919: Howard L. Kern
  • 1919–1923: Salvador Mestre
  • 1923–1925: Herbert P. Coats
  • 1925–1928: George C. Butte
  • 1939–1942: George A. Malcolm

    • Secretaries

    Under the Constitution of Puerto Rico, adopted in 1952, the office of Attorney General was renamed as the Secretary of Justice. The secretary is appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico and confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico.

  • 1953-1957: José Trías Monge
  • 1965-1968: Rafael Hernandez Colon
  • 1981-1983: Hector Reichard De Cardona
  • 1983-Sept.1983: Gerardo Carlo Altieri
  • Sept.-Dec. 1983:Carmen Rita Velez Borras
  • 1984–1991: Héctor Rivera Cruz
  • 1993–1997: Pedro Pierluisi
  • 1997–2000: José Fuentes Agostini
  • 2001–2004: Anabelle Rodriguez
  • 2005–2008: Roberto Sánchez Ramos
  • 2009–2010: Antonio Sagardía
  • 2010–2012: Guillermo Somoza
  • 2013: Luis Sánchez Betances
  • 2014–2017: César Miranda
  • 2017–present: Wanda Vázquez Garced

    • References

    Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico Wikipedia
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