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Parra Mercado was a prosecutor and head of the organized crime division of the Puerto Rico Department of Justice. As of 2024, she was a member of the New Progressive Party platform committee and a private practice lawyer. [1] On January 2, 2025, she was appointed secretary of justice of Puerto Rico by governor Jenniffer González-Colón. [2] [3]
Under the Constitution of Puerto Rico, 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. [2] 1952: Víctor Gutiérrez Franqui; 1953–1957: José Trías Monge; 1957–1958: Juan B. Fernandez-Badillo
On January 2, 2021, [2] governor Pedro Pierluisi nominated Emanuelli to serve as the secretary of justice of Puerto Rico. [3] In March 2021, the senate confirmed his nomination. [3] He succeeded acting secretary Inés Del C. Carrau Martínez. [2] Emanuelli is a member of the New Progressive Party. [3]
Puerto Rico Justice Secretary Domingo Emanuelli said in a statement that the high court’s decision does not affect the island’s own laws, and that women and doctors will not be prosecuted for ...
The Puerto Rico Department of Justice (PR DOJ) (Spanish: Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico) is the Executive Department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico responsible for the enforcement of the local law in the commonwealth and the administration of justice. The Department is equivalent to the State Bureau of Investigation in many US states.
Puerto Rico’s Justice Department announced Tuesday that it is suing at least 30 ex-government officials accused of corruption to recover more than $30 million in public funds. Among those sued ...
In August 2019, Longo Quiñones was appointed as the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico by Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced. [3] In October 2019, the Senate of Puerto Rico confirmed her appointment despite opposition from senate minority members in the Popular Democratic and Puerto Rican Independence parties. [4]
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law ( JD , LLM ) [ citation needed ] Inés Del Carmen Carrau Martínez is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who has served as the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico from July 7, 2020 to January 2, 2021.