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The secretary of justice of Puerto Rico ( es, Secretario de Justicia de Puerto Rico) (known as the attorney general of Puerto Rico prior to the
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in 1952) is the
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and the
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of the
government of Puerto Rico The government of Puerto Rico is a republican form of government with separation of powers, subject to the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States.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 *1928-1932: James R. Beverley *1932-1933:
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*1933-1935: Benjamin Jason Horton *1935-1939: Benigno Fernández García *1940–1942:
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*1943-1944: Manuel Rodríguez Ramos - Interim *1944: Jesús A. González - Interim *1945: Luis Negrón Fernández - Interim *1945–1946: Enrique Campos del Toro *1947-1948: Luis Negrón Fernández *1949-1951: Vicente Geigel Polanco *1951-1952: Víctor Gutiérrez Franqui


Secretaries

Under the
Constitution of Puerto Rico The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is the controlling government document of Puerto Rico. It is composed of nine articles detailing the structure of the government ...
, adopted in 1952, the office of Attorney General was renamed to Secretary of Justice. The secretary is appointed by the governor of Puerto Rico and confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico. * 1952: Victor Gutierrez Franqui * 1953–1957: José Trías Monge * 1965–1968:
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* 1968-1969: Jose C. Aponte * 1970–1971: Blas C. Herrero * 1981–1983: Hector Reichard De Cardona * 1983–Sept.1983: Gerardo Carlo Altieri * Sept.–Dec. 1983:
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* 1984–1991: Héctor Rivera Cruz * 1991–1992: Jorge E. Pérez-Díaz * 1993–1997:
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 ...
* 1997–2000: José Fuentes Agostini * January 2, 2001 – July 31, 2004: Anabelle Rodriguez * August 11, 2004 – December 31, 2004: William Vazquez Irizarry * January 2, 2005 – December 31, 2008: Roberto Sánchez Ramos * January 2, 2009 – October 24, 2010: Antonio Sagardía * October 24, 2010 – December 31, 2012: Guillermo Somoza * January 2, 2013 – December 28, 2013: Luis Sánchez Betances * January 23, 2014 – January 2, 2017: César Miranda * January 2, 2017 – August 2, 2019: Wanda Vázquez Garced * August 2, 2019 – July 16, 2020: Dennise Longo Quiñones * July 16, 2020 – January 2, 2021: Inés Del C. Carrau Martínez * January 2, 2021 – Present:
Domingo Emanuelli Domingo Emanuelli Hernández is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician serving as the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, secretary of justice of Puerto Rico. Education Emanuelli completed a Bachelor of Arts degree, ''magna cum laude'', in Gene ...


Further reading


''Opinions of the Attorney General of Puerto Rico''


References

{{Law enforcement in Puerto Rico Council of Secretaries of Puerto Rico