Domingo Emanuelli Hernández is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician serving as the

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Education

Emanuelli completed a Bachelor of Arts degree, '' magna cum laude'', in

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from the

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and a Juris Doctor, ''cum laude'', from the

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Career

Emanuelli is a member of the

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and admitted to practice in Puerto Rico, the

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, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Emanuelli is a lawyer specialized in corporate, commercial, and civil litigation. He started his career at a law firm in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. , Emanuelli had practiced law for over 43 years. On January 2, 2021, governor

Pedro Pierluisi Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia (born April 26, 1959) is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer currently serving as governor of Puerto Rico. He has previously served as Secretary of Justice, Resident Commissioner, acting Secretary of State, i ...

nominated Emanuelli to serve as the

. In March 2021, the senate confirmed his nomination. He succeeded acting secretary Inés Del C. Carrau Martínez. Emanuelli is a member of the New Progressive Party.

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