PO Box 9020192
San Juan, PR, 00902-0192

Lourdes Lynnette Gómez Torres, a lawyer by profession, is the mother of a 19-year-old son.

She is the eldest of two daughters, both of whom graduated from public schools.

Her mother, a teacher by profession for 52 years, and her father, R.I.P., a lawyer by profession with over 50 years of service.

With a vocation for service, Lourdes decided to follow in her father’s footsteps and in 2004 earned her Juris Doctor degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ponce. After passing her bar exam, she dedicated herself to practicing law at her father Alfonso J. Gómez Rubert’s law firm, R.I.P. , where she remained until 2009.

That year, she began her career in public service with the Government of Puerto Rico. From 2009 to 2012, she served as Director of the Legal Division of the Administration for Child Support (ASUME).

From 2012 to 2022, she was a Family Affairs Attorney for the Department of Justice, during which time she held various positions, including Administrator of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce and Assistant Secretary of Administration for the Department of State.

In 2022, she was appointed Superior Judge, a position she held until December 2024, when she resigned and joined the executive branch of public service as Director of the Judicial and Executive Appointments Office of La Fortaleza.

Attorney Gómez Torres is a first-class professional with a recognized professional and public service record, and extensive knowledge of government management, dedicated to serving with dignity and honor.