Hiram Rafael Cancio

Judge Hiram Rafael Cancio

Personal

Birthday:

8/26/1920

Birthplace:

San Sebastian, Puerto Rico

Date of Death:

12/16/2008

Race or Ethnicity:

Hispanic

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army sergeant, 1944-1946
Vocational advisor and psychometrist, Veterans Administration, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1946-1947
Puerto Rico Labor Relations Board, 1948-1952; trial examiner, 1948; chief, Legal Division, 1949-1952
Chairman, Wage and Hour Commission under the Fair Labor Standards Act, U.S. Department of Labor, 1952-1958
University of Puerto Rico, 1952-1965; director, Labor Relations Institute, 1952-1955; dean of administration, 1955-1959; professor, labor relations and labor law, 1952-1965
Attorney general, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1959-1962
Secretary of justice, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1962-1965
Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico (appointed for a fixed term), 1965-1967

Education

Name of School:

University of Puerto Rico

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1942

Name of School - Second:

University of Puerto Rico School of Law

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1948

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico

Court Name:

Puerto Rico District Court

President Nominating:

Lyndon B. Johnson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/12/1967

Termination Date:

1/31/1974

Termination Reason:

Resignation