---
title: "Héctor Castro Cintrón | KnowJudges"
canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hector-castro-cintron-pr-superior-court-judge-guayama"
page_type: "judge_profile"
updated: "2026-07-27"
---

# Héctor Castro Cintrón

Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Guayama Judicial Region · Superior Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Guayama Judicial Region
- State: Puerto Rico
- Role: Superior Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://poderjudicial.pr/directorio-del-poder-judicial/directorio-telefonico-jueces-y-juezas-por-region-judicial/)
- [Official roster](https://poderjudicial.pr/directorio-del-poder-judicial/directorio-telefonico-jueces-y-juezas-por-region-judicial/)
- [Poder Judicial de Puerto Rico official judicial roster](https://poderjudicial.pr/directorio-del-poder-judicial/directorio-telefonico-jueces-y-juezas-por-region-judicial/)
- [SUMAC, Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos](https://poderjudicial.pr/tribunal-electronico/sumac/)

## JSON-LD

```json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hector-castro-cintron-pr-superior-court-judge-guayama",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hector-castro-cintron-pr-superior-court-judge-guayama",
      "name": "Héctor Castro Cintrón | KnowJudges",
      "description": "Héctor Castro Cintrón, Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Guayama Judicial Region. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.",
      "dateModified": "2026-07-27",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website"
      },
      "mainEntity": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hector-castro-cintron-pr-superior-court-judge-guayama#judge"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Person",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hector-castro-cintron-pr-superior-court-judge-guayama#judge",
      "name": "Héctor Castro Cintrón",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hector-castro-cintron-pr-superior-court-judge-guayama",
      "jobTitle": "Superior Court Judge",
      "worksFor": {
        "@type": "GovernmentOrganization",
        "name": "Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Guayama Judicial Region"
      },
      "sameAs": [
        "https://poderjudicial.pr/directorio-del-poder-judicial/directorio-telefonico-jueces-y-juezas-por-region-judicial/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
      "itemListElement": [
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "KnowJudges",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "Puerto Rico",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/puerto-rico"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 3,
          "name": "Héctor Castro Cintrón",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hector-castro-cintron-pr-superior-court-judge-guayama"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Biography

### Professional career

- Possible prior legal work: Attorney in Yabucoa, PR, via Castro‐Pérez & Castro‐Cintrón
- Position: Superior Judge, Superior Court of Guayama, Puerto Rico

### Education


### Additional information

- Among the 15 Superior Judges sworn in before the Supreme Court in September 2024.
- Assigned to the Sala Superior (Superior Court) of Guayama.
- While the judicial records confirm his current position and case activity, the directory also lists Héctor A. Castro‐Cintrón as an attorney in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, associated with Bufete de Abogados Castro‐Pérez & Castro‐Cintrón.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-e1a946fa94dc63b269e66596) — Civil actions in the Court of First Instance; preserve the publisher’s March 2023 compilation date. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://poderjudicial.pr/Documentos/SecretariadoConf/Reglas-de-Proc-Civil.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Puerto Rico Rules of Evidence](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-b6a81b92ac872aa69bfa799a) — Evidence in applicable trial proceedings; Rule 103 exceptions apply; preserve the source compilation date. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://poderjudicial.pr/Documentos/SecretariadoConf/Reglas-Evidencia-2009.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Puerto Rico Rules of Criminal Procedure](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-19d13cae29e2b090cdd12e85) — Criminal proceedings in the Court of First Instance; preserve the source compilation date. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://poderjudicial.pr/Documentos/Leyes-Reglamentos/Reglamentos//Reglas-de-Procedimiento-Criminal.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.