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NM 204

Lcda. Yamilet Noelia Feliciano Rivera como Fiscal Auxiliar I del Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico.

2025-2028 Session

Nomination NM 204 seeks Senate confirmation of Lcda. Yamilet Noelia Feliciano Rivera to Puerto Rico DOJ as Fiscal Auxiliar I, filling a prosecutorial post and boosting prosecutions.

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Bill Summary · NM 204

Summary — Nomination NM 204

Title: Lcda. Yamilet Noelia Feliciano Rivera como Fiscal Auxiliar I del Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico
Bill type / classification: Appointment (Nomination)
Introduced: 17 June 2025
Current status: Notified to the Governor (Senate confirmed 29 June 2025)

Purpose and intent

NM 204 is a nomination for the appointment of Lcda. Yamilet Noelia Feliciano Rivera to the position of Fiscal Auxiliar I (Assistant Prosecutor I) within the Puerto Rico Department of Justice. The nomination seeks legislative confirmation of the candidate to fill a prosecutorial post within the DOJ.

Key provisions / what the nomination does

  • Formally presents Lcda. Yamilet Noelia Feliciano Rivera for confirmation to the classified position of Fiscal Auxiliar I.
  • If the nomination is finalized administratively following confirmation, the appointee would assume the duties and responsibilities associated with the Fiscal Auxiliar I position in the Department of Justice.

Note: The nomination itself does not change statutes, budgets, or DOJ organizational structures — it requests confirmation of an individual to an existing position.

Typical duties associated with the position (contextual)

While the nomination text does not detail duties, a Fiscal Auxiliar I generally:
- Represents the Commonwealth in criminal prosecutions and related court proceedings,
- Prepares and presents cases, handles plea negotiations, and recommends charging decisions,
- Works with investigators, victims, and law-enforcement partners to advance prosecutions.

Who is affected

  • Directly: the nominee (Lcda. Yamilet Noelia Feliciano Rivera) and the Department of Justice (staffing and case assignments).
  • Indirectly: prosecutors’ office caseload management, defendants and victims involved in prosecuted matters, and the court system due to assignment of cases.
  • Public interest: continuity and capacity of prosecutorial services in matters of criminal justice.

Legislative and procedural timeline

  • 2025-06-17: Nomination submitted and referred to committee(s).
  • 2025-06-29: Committee issued a first report recommending confirmation.
  • 2025-06-29: Referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Calendar; placed on the Senate Special Orders calendar.
  • 2025-06-29: Confirmed by the Senate.
  • 2025-06-29: Confirmation notice transmitted to the Governor (administrative next steps within the executive branch).

Next steps / implications

Following Senate confirmation and notification to the Governor, the executive branch typically completes the administrative formalities (issuance of commission, swearing-in) required for the appointee to assume duties. The nomination does not itself appropriate funds or alter policy; its practical effect is to fill a prosecutorial vacancy and restore or increase DOJ capacity to handle criminal matters.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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