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The Department's head, the Attorney General, is appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico, and serves at his pleasure, after receiving the consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico's Solicitor General, which handles appellate work, is also appointed by the governor and subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Formers secretaries ...
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
In 1989, Governor Hernández Colón appointed Pérez-Díaz as Solicitor General of the Puerto Rico and, in 1991, Governor Colón elevated Pérez-Díaz to Attorney General of the territory. From 1993 to 2016, Pérez-Díaz was a partner at the law firm of Pietrantoni Méndez & Alvarez in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The Solicitor General of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Procurador General de Puerto Rico) is the attorney who represents the Commonwealth 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, or state/territorial court of another jurisdiction. [1]
He started his career at a law firm in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. [1] As of 2021, Emanuelli had practiced law for over 43 years. [1] 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]
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court ruled that the law that enabled his swearing in was unconstitutional and ordered the succession take place per Law 7 of 1952, as opposed to Law 7 of 2005. Thus, he was the shortest-serving official in that position in Puerto Rico's history. The legality of Pierluisi's inauguration was immediately challenged.
President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general pick, Pam Bondi, made at least $3 million from the merger that formed the parent company of Trump's Truth Social platform, her new personal ...
This category is for persons who have held the office of Attorney General of Puerto Rico (by appointment of the U.S. president, until 1952), or Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico (by appointment of the governor of Puerto Rico, since 1952).