Hiram Rafael Cancio

Hiram Rafael Cancio (August 26, 1920 – December 16, 2008) was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He received his B.A. from the University of Puerto Rico in 1942, and his LL.D. from the same institution in 1948. He was a member of Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity.

Cancio was born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. He received a B.A. from the University of Puerto Rico in 1942. He received a LL.D. from the University of Puerto Rico in 1948. Served in the United States Army from 1944 to 1946 and after his discharge became a Vocational advisor and psychometriest with the Veterans Administration in San Juan, PR from 1946 to 1947. He was a Trial examiner, Puerto Rico Labor Relations Board, San Juan, PR in 1948. He was a Chief, Legal Division, Puerto Rico Labor Relations Board, San Juan from 1949 to 1952. He was a Chairman, Wage and Hours Commission under Fair Labor Standards Act, U.S. Department of Labor from 1952 to 1958. He was a Director, Labor Relations Institute, University of Puerto Rico from 1952 to 1955. He was a Dean of administration, University of Puerto Rico from 1955 to 1959. He was a Professor, Labor Relations and Labor Law, University of Puerto Rico from 1952 to 1965. He was a Commonwealth attorney general of Puerto Rico from 1959 to 1962. He was a Commonwealth secretary of justice, Puerto Rico from 1962 to 1965. He was a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (appointed for a fixed term) from 1965 to 1967.

Federal judicial service
Judge Cancio was nominated by President 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 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 United States Senate on June 12, 1967, and received his 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