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. • 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 • January 2, 2021 – January 1, 2025 (Acting: January 2, 2021 – March 25, 2021):
Domingo Emanuelli • January 2, 2025 – May 8, 2025 (Acting):
Janet Parra Mercado • May 27, 2025 – present (Acting: May 27, 2025 – June 9, 2025):
Lourdes Gómez ==Further reading==