Hiram Rafael Cancio

Cancio, Hiram Rafael was born 1920 in San Sebastian, PR. He received his B.A. from the University of Puerto Rico in 1942, and his LL.D. from the same instituation in 1948. He is a member of Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity.

Federal judicial service

He was a Judge of the U. S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico.

Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on January 16, 1967, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 764, which provided that future judicial appointments to the U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico, he would hold office during good behavior. (Cancio, who was serving a fixed term as a judge of the court, was appointed upon the resignation in December 1966 of another fixed-term judge, Clemente Ruiz Nazario); He was confirmed by the Senate on June 12, 1967, and received commission on June 12, 1967. He served as chief judge, 1967-1974, and his service was terminated on January 31, 1974, due to resignation.

Professional career

* U.S. Army Sergeant, 1944-1946
* Vocational advisor and psychometriest, Veterans Administration, San Juan, PR, 1946-1947
* Trial examiner, Puerto Rico Labor Relations Board, San Juan, PR, 1948
* Chief, Legal Division, Puerto Rico Labor Relations Board, San Juan, 1949-1952
* Chairman, Wage and Hours Commission under Fair Labor Standards Act, U.S. Department of Labor, 1952-1958
* Director, Labor Relations Institute, University of Puerto Rico, 1952-1955
* Dean of administration, University of Puerto Rico, 1955-1959
* Professor, Labor Relations and Labor Law, University of Puerto Rico, 1952-1965
* Commonwealth attorney general, Puerto Rico, 1959-1962
* Commonwealth secretary of justice, Puerto Rico, 1962-1965
* Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (appointed for a fixed term), 1965-1967

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