Clemente Ruiz Nazario
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Clemente Ruiz Nazario was the first Puerto Rican
appointed as a District Judge in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
, which is the federal court for Puerto Rico. Since his appointment, all other appointments have been of Puerto Rican men and women. Nominated as the next-to-last fixed-term judge in the District of Puerto Rico, he was joined by a second judge as Puerto Rico's federal caseload increased, Judge Hiram Rafael Cancio
, who after Ruiz Nazario's resignation in December 1966, was appointed as Puerto Rico's first Article III
lifetime federal judge.
The main Clemente Ruiz Nazario United States Courthouse in San Juan
, adjacent to the Federico Degetau
Federal Building in Hato Rey, is named after him.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
appointed as a District Judge in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The court is based in San Juan. The main building is the Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse located in the Hato Rey district of San Juan...
, which is the federal court for Puerto Rico. Since his appointment, all other appointments have been of Puerto Rican men and women. Nominated as the next-to-last fixed-term judge in the District of Puerto Rico, he was joined by a second judge as Puerto Rico's federal caseload increased, Judge Hiram Rafael Cancio
Hiram Rafael Cancio
Hiram Rafael Cancio was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He received his B.A. from the University of Puerto Rico in 1942, and his LL.D. from the same institution in 1948. He was a member of Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity.Cancio was born in San Sebastian,...
, who after Ruiz Nazario's resignation in December 1966, was appointed as Puerto Rico's first Article III
Article Three of the United States Constitution
Article Three of the United States Constitution establishes the judicial branch of the federal government. The judicial branch comprises the Supreme Court of the United States and lower courts as created by Congress.-Section 1: Federal courts:...
lifetime federal judge.
The main Clemente Ruiz Nazario United States Courthouse in San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, adjacent to the Federico Degetau
Federico Degetau
Federico Degetau y González, born in Ponce was a Puerto Rican politician, lawyer, writer, author, and the first Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States House of Representatives.-Early years:...
Federal Building in Hato Rey, is named after him.