Department of Justice (Puerto Rico)

Department of Justice of Puerto Rico
Agency overview

Formed	July 25, 1952 (1952-07-25)
Jurisdiction	Executive Branch
Headquarters	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Agency executive	César Miranda, Secretary of Justice
Child agency	Special Investigations Bureau
Key document	Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Website	www.justicia.gobierno.pr

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The Department of Justice of Puerto Rico (DOJ) —Spanish: Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico— is the executive department of the government of Puerto Rico responsible for the enforcement of Puerto Rican law and the administration of justice. The Department is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The Department is headed by the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico and has been in existence in one form or another since Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony. The current agency was created by the Constitution of Puerto Rico in 1952.

The Department, headquartered in a multi-story building in the Miramar sector of San Juan, includes a structure of District Attorneys to handle criminal caseload, as well as specialized divisions to handle antitrust cases, general civil cases, public integrity (corruption) and federal litigation, among others.

Agencies

Special Investigations Bureau

Secretary of Justice

Main articles: Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico and List of Secretaries of Justice of Puerto Rico

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 include:

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
1984–1991: Héctor Rivera Cruz
1993–1996: Pedro Pierluisi
1996-2000: Jose Fuentes Agostini
2001–2004: Anabelle Rodriguez
2005–2008: Roberto Sánchez Ramos
2009–2010: Antonio Sagardía
2010–2012: Guillermo Somoza
2013–2013: 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

External links

Official website (Spanish)

Department of Justice of Puerto Rico

Agencies	Special Investigations Bureau

Posts	Attorney General Secretary of Justice

Executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico

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

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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