Guillermo Somoza

Guillermo A. Somoza Colombani, born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, is an attorney and the former Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico. He holds a BA in Physiology from the University of Puerto Rico and obtained a JD from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Somoza was appointed by Governor Luis Fortuño after the resignation of Antonio Sagardía and confirmed by the Puerto Rico Senate in May, 2010.[1]

Somoza was appointed in 1997 by then-Governor Pedro Rosselló as a Minors Advocate, a post he held until promoted by Sagardía as head of the Minors and Family Advocates Division of the Puerto Rico Department of Justice.

In August 2018, Somoza was stopped by police for speeding in a Porsche while accompanied by his 17-year old son.[2] He was charged with negligence but the final resolution was to pay a $300 fine.[3]

References
  1. "Guillermo Somoza ya es el Secretario de Justicia". Primera Hora (in Spanish). May 6, 2010.
  2. "Tranquilo Guillermo Somoza mientras enfrenta proceso judicial - Telemundo Puerto Rico". www.telemundopr.com (in Spanish).
  3. "Somoza pagará una multa de $300 en caso por exceso de velocidad". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). April 12, 2019.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Antonio Sagardía		 Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
2010–2012		 Succeeded by
Luis Sánchez Betances
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