Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico

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The Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico is the chief legal officer of the Puerto Rican government, overseeing law enforcement, legal affairs, and the island’s public prosecution system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position
government office
public office
analogousTo United States Attorney General
surface form: Attorney General of the United States

state attorney general in the United States
appointedBy Governor of Puerto Rico
belongsToBranch executive branch of Puerto Rico
canIssue legal opinions to government agencies
canRepresent Puerto Rico in civil litigation
Puerto Rico in criminal appeals
chiefLegalOfficerOf Government of Puerto Rico
country Puerto Rico
hasAuthorityOver criminal investigations policy in Puerto Rico
public prosecutors in Puerto Rico
heads Puerto Rico Department of Justice
surface form: Department of Justice of Puerto Rico
jurisdiction Puerto Rico
languageOfWork English
Spanish
legalBasis Constitution of Puerto Rico
laws of Puerto Rico
legalSystem legal system of Puerto Rico
locatedIn Puerto Rico
memberOf Council of Secretaries of Puerto Rico
surface form: Cabinet of Puerto Rico
nativeNameLanguage es
nominatedBy Governor of Puerto Rico
officeHolderTitleInSpanish Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico self-linksurface differs
surface form: Secretario de Justicia de Puerto Rico
oversees law enforcement policy in Puerto Rico
legal affairs of the Government of Puerto Rico
public prosecution system of Puerto Rico
partOf Government of Puerto Rico
positionInGovernment senior executive official
rank cabinet-level official
reportsTo Governor of Puerto Rico
requiresApprovalBy Senate of Puerto Rico
responsibleFor advising executive agencies on legal issues
advising the Governor of Puerto Rico on legal issues
coordination with federal law enforcement agencies in Puerto Rico
defense of constitutionality of Puerto Rico statutes
prosecution of criminal cases on behalf of the state
representation of Puerto Rico in legal matters
scopeOfWork administrative law in Puerto Rico
civil law in Puerto Rico
constitutional law in Puerto Rico
criminal law in Puerto Rico
seat San Juan, Puerto Rico
subordinateTo Governor of Puerto Rico
typeOfJurisdiction territorial jurisdiction

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Puerto Rico Department of Justice headedBy Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Department of Justice officeHeldBy Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
this entity surface form: Attorney General of Puerto Rico
Council of Secretaries of Puerto Rico hasMember Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico officeHolderTitleInSpanish Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Secretario de Justicia de Puerto Rico
PRDOJ headOfGovernmentBody Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
Pedro Pierluisi appointedToPosition Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico