Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico

Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
Incumbent César Miranda since January 13, 2014 (2014-01-13)
Department of Justice
Nominator	Governor
Appointer	Governor with advise and consent from the Senate
Term length	4 years
Formation	Established by Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Succession	Second
Website	www.justicia.pr.gov

Executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico
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The Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico (commonly known as the Attorney General of Puerto Rico) is the chief legal officer and the attorney general of the government of Puerto Rico.

Attorneys General

The Attorney General was appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

1908–1910: Henry W. Hoyt^[1]
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
1939–1942: George A. Malcolm

Secretaries

Under the Constitution of Puerto Rico, adopted in 1952, the office of Attorney General was renamed as the Secretary of Justice. The secretary is appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico and confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico.

1953-1957: José Trías Monge
1984–1991: Héctor Rivera Cruz
1993–1997: Pedro Pierluisi
1997–2000: José Fuentes Agostini
2001–2004: Anabelle Rodriguez
2005–2008: Roberto Sánchez Ramos
2009–2010: Antonio Sagardía
2010–2012: Guillermo Somoza
2013: Luis Sánchez Betances
2014–present: César Miranda

References

↑ VICTIM OF BALLINGER FEUD; Attorney General Hoyt of Puerto Rico Resigns in NYT on April 24, 1910

Cabinet of Puerto Rico

Secretaries	Agriculture Consumer Affairs Corrections and Rehabilitation Economic Development and Commerce Education Family Health Housing Justice Labor and Human Resources Natural and Environmental Resources Sports and Recreation State Transportation and Public Works Treasury

Cabinet-level officers	Chief of Staff Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection Federal Affairs Administration Government Development Bank Inspector General Office of Management and Budget Planning Board

Attorneys general of the United States

United States Attorney General: Loretta Lynch (D)

AL Luther Strange (R) AK Craig Richards (R) AZ Mark Brnovich (R) AR Leslie Rutledge (R) CA Kamala Harris (D) CO Cynthia Coffman (R) CT George Jepsen (D) DE Matthew Denn (D) FL Pam Bondi (R) GA Sam Olens (R) HI Doug Chin (D) ID Lawrence Wasden (R) IL Lisa Madigan (D) IN Greg Zoeller (R) IA Tom Miller (D) KS Derek Schmidt (R) KY Andy Beshear (D) LA Jeff Landry (R) ME Janet Mills (D) MD Brian Frosh (D) MA Maura Healey (D) MI Bill Schuette (R) MN Lori Swanson (D) MS Jim Hood (D) MO Chris Koster (D) MT Tim Fox (R) NE Doug Peterson (R) NV Adam Laxalt (R) NH Joseph Foster (D) NJ John Hoffman (R)* NM Hector Balderas (D) NY Eric Schneiderman (D) NC Roy Cooper (D) ND Wayne Stenehjem (R) OH Mike DeWine (R) OK Scott Pruitt (R) OR Ellen Rosenblum (D) PA Kathleen Kane (D) RI Peter Kilmartin (D) SC Alan Wilson (R) SD Marty Jackley (R) TN Herbert Slatery (R) TX Ken Paxton (R) UT Sean Reyes (R) VT William Sorrell (D) VA Mark Herring (D) WA Bob Ferguson (D) WV Patrick Morrisey (R) WI Brad Schimel (R) WY Peter Michael (R) DC Karl Racine (D) Territories: AS Talauega Ale (D) GU Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson (R) MP Edward Manibusan (I) PR César Miranda (D) VI Claude Walker (I)

Political party affiliations: 28 Republican 26 Democratic 2 Independent *Acting Attorney General

Department of Justice of Puerto Rico

Agencies	Special Investigations Bureau

Posts	Attorney General Secretary of Justice

Law enforcement in Puerto Rico

Agencies	Commission on Safety and Public Protection Department of Justice FEI FURA Municipal Police National Guard Natural Resources Ranger Corps Police

Posts	Adjutant General Attorney General Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection FEI Secretary of Justice Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police

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Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico

Attorneys General

Secretaries

Further reading

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