Ayala Cádiz was previously assistant dean at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law. He completed Dapena Thompson's last few weeks mayoral term[1] (December 1988 to January 1989) via appointment by his political party, the PNP.[2] In 1988, former elected mayor Dapena Thompson was charged as co-author of embezzlement of federal funds from HUD;[3] as a result he resigned as mayor.[4] Ayala Cádiz had also been a Superior Court Judge in 2004.[5]
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^In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ayala and the second or maternal family name is Cádiz.