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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
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.
The Puerto Rico Office of the Special Independent Prosecutor's Panel (Spanish: Oficina del Panel sobre el Fiscal Especial Independiente) is an autonomous agency of the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico that appoints Special Independent Prosecutors —Spanish: Fiscal Especial Independiente (FEI)— to investigate and prosecute government officials who engage in criminal conduct. [1]
The Puerto Rico Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (Departamento de Corrección y Rehabilitación de Puerto Rico) is the law enforcement executive department of the government responsible for structuring, developing, and coordinating the public policies in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the U.S.
The secretary of corrections and rehabilitation of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Secretario de Corrección y Rehabilitación de Puerto Rico) is responsible for structuring, developing, and coordinating the public policies of Puerto Rico over its correctional system and the rehabilitation of its adult and young population.
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (Tribunal Supremo) is the highest court of Puerto Rico, having judicial authority to interpret and decide questions of Puerto Rican law.The Court is analogous to one of the state supreme courts of the states of the United States; being the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico the highest state court and the court of last resort in Puerto Rico.
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico; 18°27'47.6"N 66°05'17.6"W: Established: 1900; 125 years ago (): Jurisdiction: Puerto Rico: Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico: Coordinates: 18°27'47.6"N 66°05'17.6"W: Composition method: Appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico with the advice and consent of the Senate: Authorised by: Constitution of Puerto Rico: Appeals to: Supreme Court of the United States ...
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]