Clemente Ruiz Nazario
Clemente Ruiz Nazario was an Article I federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He joined the court in 1952 after being nominated by President Harry Truman. He was the first native born Puerto Rican so serve the court. Nazario served until December 1966. He passed away on December 25, 1969.[1]
Early life and education
Nazario earned his Graded Teachers Normal Certificate from the University of Puerto Rico in 1915. Six years later he earned his law degree from the same institution.[1]
Military service
Nazario served in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1921 as a Second Lieutenant.[1]
Personal life
On August 2, 1922, Nazario married Amelia Rivera with whom he had four children: Nilda, Jorge, Amelia and Clemente. His wife passed away on July 1, 1950 and he remarried on October 3, 1953 to Josefina Maldonado.[1]
Professional career
- Private Practice, Brown and Newsom 1922-1935
- Private Practice, 1936-1952
- Assistant General Counsel, Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, 1936
- Judge, San juan District Court, 1945[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Puerto Rico
Nazario was nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico by Harry Truman on January 28, 1952 to a seat vacated by Thomas Hagan Roberts. He was on March 15 and assumed office on March 28, 1952. Nazario served until December 1966. He was succeeded to the post by Hiram Cancio.[1]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Board of Trustees of the University of Puerto Rico, 1930-1936
- Puerto Rico Board of Bar Examiners, 1928-1944
- Board of Examiners of Property Registers, 1946
- President, Boy Scouts of America New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico Regions
- Puerto Rico Arts and Sciences Academy[1]
See also
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Thomas Hagan Roberts |
District of Puerto Rico 1952–1966 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Hiram Cancio
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
