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Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
Incumbent Lourdes Gómez since May 27, 2025 Acting: May 27, 2025 – June 9, 2025
Department of Justice
Nominator	Governor
Appointer	Governor withadvice and consent from theSenate
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Henry W. Hoyt
Formation	Established byArticle IV of theConstitution of Puerto Rico
Succession	Second
Website	www.justicia.pr.gov

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Thesecretary of justice of Puerto Rico (Spanish:secretario de justicia de Puerto Rico) (known as theattorney general of Puerto Rico (Spanish:Procurador general de Puerto Rico) prior to theConstitution of Puerto Rico in 1952) is thechief legal officer and theattorney general of thegovernment of Puerto Rico. The secretary of justice is second inline of succession to thegovernorship of Puerto Rico.

Attorneys general

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The attorney general was appointed by thepresident of the United States and confirmed by theU.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
1928–1932:James R. Beverley
1932–1933:Charles E. Winter
1933–1935:Benjamin Jason Horton
1935–1939:Benigno Fernández García
1940–1942:George A. Malcolm
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

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Under theConstitution of Puerto Rico, adopted in 1952, the office of Attorney General was renamed to Secretary of Justice. The secretary is appointed by theGovernor of Puerto Rico and confirmed by theSenate of Puerto Rico.^[2]

1952–1953:Víctor Gutiérrez Franqui
1953–1957:José Trías Monge
1957–1958:Juan B. Fernandez-Badillo
1959–1965:Hiram Rafael Cancio
1965–1967:Rafael Hernández Colón
1967–1968:José C. Aponte García
1969–1970:Santiago C. Soler Favale
1970–1971:Blás C. Herrero Marrero
1972:Wallace González Oliver
1973–1975:Francisco De Jesús-Schuck
1975–1976:Carlos R. Rios-Gautier
1977–1981:Miguel Giménez Muñoz
1981–1983:Hector Reichard De Cardona
1983–Sept.1983:Gerardo Carlo Altieri
Sept.–Dec. 1983:Carmen Rita Velez Borras
1984–1991:Héctor Rivera Cruz
1991–1992:Jorge E. Pérez-Díaz
1993–1997:Pedro Pierluisi
1997–2000:José Fuentes Agostini
January 2, 2001 – July 31, 2004:Anabelle Rodríguez
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 (Acting):Inés Del C. Carrau Martínez^[3]
January 2, 2021 – January 1, 2025 (Acting: January 2, 2021 – March 25, 2021):Domingo Emanuelli^[4]^[5]
January 2, 2025 – May 8, 2025 (Acting):Janet Parra Mercado^[6]
May 27, 2025 – present (Acting: May 27, 2025 – June 9, 2025):Lourdes Gómez

References

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^VICTIM OF BALLINGER FEUD; Attorney General Hoyt of Puerto Rico Resigns in NYT on April 24, 1910
^"NAAG | Puerto Rico Former Attorneys General".www.naag.org.
^"Gobernadora nombra secretaria de Justicia y director de Ética Gubernamental en receso".Primera Hora (in Spanish). August 18, 2019. RetrievedAugust 20, 2019.
^Puertas Cavero, Natalia (March 19, 2021)."Strict measures against Covid are saving lives in Puerto Rico".AL DÍA News. RetrievedApril 12, 2021.
^"Senado confirma nombramiento de Domingo Emanuelli como Secretario de Justicia".CB en Español (in Spanish). March 26, 2021. RetrievedApril 12, 2021.
^"Women lead González Colón's first Cabinet appointments".San Juan Daily Star. December 31, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 3, 2025.

v t e 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 Public Safety 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

v t e Attorneys general of the United States
United States Attorney General:▌Pam Bondi (R)
AL ▌Steve Marshall (R) AK ▌Stephen J. Cox* (R) AZ ▌Kris Mayes (D) AR ▌Tim Griffin (R) CA ▌Rob Bonta (D) CO ▌Phil Weiser (D) CT ▌William Tong (D) DE ▌Kathy Jennings (D) FL ▌James Uthmeier (R) GA ▌Christopher M. Carr (R) HI ▌Anne E. Lopez (D) ID ▌Raúl Labrador (R) IL ▌Kwame Raoul (D) IN ▌Todd Rokita (R) IA ▌Brenna Bird (R) KS ▌Kris Kobach (R) KY ▌Russell Coleman (R) LA ▌Liz Murrill (R) ME ▌Aaron Frey (D) MD ▌Anthony Brown (D) MA ▌Andrea Campbell (D) MI ▌Dana Nessel (D) MN ▌Keith Ellison (DFL) MS ▌Lynn Fitch (R) MO ▌Catherine Hanaway (R) MT ▌Austin Knudsen (R) NE ▌Mike Hilgers (R) NV ▌Aaron Ford (D) NH ▌John Formella (R) NJ ▌Jennifer Davenport (D) NM ▌Raúl Torrez (D) NY ▌Letitia James (D) NC ▌Jeff Jackson (D) ND ▌Drew Wrigley (R) OH ▌Dave Yost (R) OK ▌Gentner Drummond (R) OR ▌Dan Rayfield (D) PA ▌Dave Sunday (R) RI ▌Peter Neronha (D) SC ▌Alan Wilson (R) SD ▌Marty Jackley (R) TN ▌Jonathan Skrmetti (R) TX ▌Ken Paxton (R) UT ▌Derek Brown (R) VT ▌Charity Clark (D) VA ▌Jay Jones (D) WA ▌Nick Brown (D) WV ▌JB McCuskey (R) WI ▌Josh Kaul (D) WY ▌Keith G. Kautz (R) Federal districts: DC ▌Brian Schwalb (D) Territories: AS ▌Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde GU ▌Doug Moylan (R) MP ▌Ed Manibusan (D) PR ▌Lourdes Gómez VI ▌Gordon Rhea
Political party affiliations ▌28Republicans (27 states, 1 territory) ▌25Democrats (23 states, 1 territory, 1 district) ▌1New Progressive (1 territory) ▌2 Unknown (2 territories) An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity. State abbreviations link to position articles.

v t e Department of Justice of Puerto Rico
Agencies	Special Investigations Bureau
Posts	Attorney General Secretary of Justice

v t e 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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