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Janet Parra Mercado is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer serving as the secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico since 2025.

Life

Parra Mercado was a prosecutor and head of the organized crime division of the Puerto Rico Department of Justice. As of 2024, she was a member of the New Progressive Party platform committee and a private practice lawyer.

On January 2, 2025, she was appointed secretary of justice of Puerto Rico by governor Jenniffer González-Colón.

References

  1. "Some picks for transition committee suggest a nonpartisan approach". San Juan Daily Star. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  2. "Women lead González Colón's first Cabinet appointments". San Juan Daily Star. 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  3. Ruiz Kuilan, Gloria (2025-01-01). "Verónica Ferraiuoli and Janet Parra reveal details of their work plan in Jenniffer González's cabinet". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
Legal offices
Preceded byDomingo Emanuelli Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
2025–present
Incumbent
Political officials of Puerto Rico
Shadow U.S. Senators
U.S. House
Executive government
Senate
House
Supreme Court
(appointed)
Attorneys general of the United States
United States Attorney General:Merrick Garland (NP)
ALSteve Marshall (R) AKTreg Taylor (R) AZKris Mayes (D) ARTim Griffin (R) CARob Bonta (D) COPhil Weiser (D) CTWilliam Tong (D) DEKathy Jennings (D) FLAshley Moody (R) GAChristopher M. Carr (R) HIAnne E. Lopez (D) IDRaúl Labrador (R) ILKwame Raoul (D) INTodd Rokita (R) IABrenna Bird (R) KSKris Kobach (R) KYRussell Coleman (R) LALiz Murrill (R) MEAaron Frey (D) MDAnthony Brown (D) MAAndrea Campbell (D) MIDana Nessel (D) MNKeith Ellison (DFL) MSLynn Fitch (R) MOAndrew Bailey (R) MTAustin Knudsen (R) NEMike Hilgers (R) NVAaron D. Ford (D) NHJohn Formella (R) NJMatt Platkin (D) NMRaúl Torrez (D) NYLetitia James (D) NCJeff Jackson (D) NDDrew Wrigley (R) OHDave Yost (R) OKGentner Drummond (R) ORDan Rayfield (D) PAMichelle Henry (D) RIPeter Neronha (D) SCAlan Wilson (R) SDMarty Jackley (R) TNJonathan Skrmetti (R) TXKen Paxton (R) UTDerek Brown (R) VTCharity Clark (D) VAJason Miyares (R) WABob Ferguson (D) WVPatrick Morrisey (R) WIJosh Kaul (D) WYBridget Hill (R) Federal districts: DCBrian Schwalb (D)Territories: ASFainu'ulelei Alailima-Utu GUDoug Moylan (R) MPEd Manibusan (D) PRJanet Parra Mercado (NPP)* VIGordon Rhea
Political party affiliations
  • ▌28 Republicans (27 states, 1 territory)
  • ▌25 Democrats (23 states, 1 territory, 1 district)
  • ▌1 New Progressive (1 territory)
  • ▌2 Unknown (2 territories)
    An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity.
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