Attorney General of Guatemala
The Attorney General of Guatemala (Fiscal General de la República de Guatemala) is the chief public prosecutor and head of the Ministerio Público (Department of Justice) of Guatemala.
| Attorney General of Guatemala | |
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Incumbent María Consuelo Porras since 17 May 2018 | |
| Style | Mister/Madam Attorney General (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Appointer | The President of Guatemala |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Rámses Cuestas Gómez |
| Formation | 15 May 1996 |
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According to article 251 of the Constitution of Guatemala, the Attorney General is selected by the President from a pool of six candidates who must be lawyers and must have the same qualifications as the magistrates of the Supreme Court. They are nominated by a commission conformed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the deans of the law schools of the country's universities, and both the chairman of the bar association and of its honor tribunal.
The Attorney General has a term of four years and has the same immunity as the magistrates of the Supreme Court. The President can remove the official only due to a justified reason properly established. This reason according to article 14 of the Organic Law of the Ministerio Público is conviction of the Attorney General for committing a crime during the exercise of their functions.