The Solicitor General of Puerto Rico ( es, Procurador General de Puerto Rico) is the
attorney
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* Lawyer
** Attorney at law, in some jurisdictions
* Attorney, one who has power of attorney
* ''The Attorney'', a 2013 South Korean film
See also
* Attorney general, the principal legal officer of (or advisor to) a gove ...
who represents the
Commonwealth
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of
Puerto Rico in all civil and criminal matters in which it is a party or has an interest, and which are handled on appeal or in any other manner in any
territorial court of Puerto Rico,
U.S. federal court
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, or state/territorial court of another jurisdiction.
The Solicitor General reports directly to the
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico and leads the Office of the Solicitor General of Puerto Rico.
The current Solicitor General is
Fernando Figueroa Santiago.
Solicitors General
* 1959-1967:
Juan B. Fernandez-Badillo
* 1968-1969: Rafael Rivera Cruz
* 1969-1972:
Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz
* 1973-1976: Miriam Naveira de Rodón
* 1977-1982: Héctor Rivera Cruz
* 1985-1989: Rafael Ortiz Carrión
* 1989–1991:
Jorge E. Pérez-Díaz
Jorge E. Pérez-Díaz ( April 24, 1956 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) served as Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico from 1991 to 1992. He was appointed by former Governor Rafael Hernández Colón. Prior to becoming the Secretary of Justice, Pérez-D ...
* 1991-1992:
Anabelle Rodríguez Rodríguez
* 1993-1996:
Pedro A. Delgado Hernández
* 1997-1999: Carlos Lugo Fiol
* 1999-2000:
Gustavo A. Gelpí
* 2000-2000: Luis Cotto Roman
* 2001-2004:
Roberto Sánchez Ramos
Roberto Sánchez Ramos (born 1960 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Judge of the Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico and former Attorney General of Puerto Rico, appointed in 2005 by Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá. Before becoming Attorney General, Sanche ...
* 2005-2008: Salvador J. Antonetti Stutts
* 2008-2008:
Maite Oronoz Rodríguez
* 2009-2010: Irene Soroeta Kodesh
* 2011-2012: Luis R. Román Negrón
* 2013–2017:
Margarita Mercado Echegaray
* 2017–2018: Luis R. Román Negrón
* 2018–2020: Isaías Sánchez Báez
* 2021-current:
Fernando Figueroa Santiago
References
{{government of Puerto Rico
Department of Justice of Puerto Rico