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Solicitor General of Puerto Rico

The Solicitor General of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Procurador General de Puerto Rico) is the attorney who represents the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in all civil and criminal matters in which it is a party or has an interest, and which are handled on appeal or in any other manner in any territorial court of Puerto Rico, U.S. federal court, or state/territorial court of another jurisdiction.[1] The Solicitor General reports directly to the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico and leads the Office of the Solicitor General of Puerto Rico.[1] The current Solicitor General is Fernando Figueroa Santiago.

Solicitor General of Puerto Rico
since January 2, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-02)
Department of Justice
NominatorGovernor
AppointerGovernor
with advice and consent from the Senate
Term length4 years
FormationEstablished by Act 205 of 2004.

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  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2014-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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