Hiram Cancio
Hiram Rafael Cancio (1920-2008) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He joined the court in 1965, for a two year fixed appointment from Lyndon Johnson. In 1967, he left this seat and was appointed by Johnson to fill the vacancy left by Clemente Ruiz Nazario. This seat became an Article III lifetime appointment when he took office. He served as chief judge from 1967-1974. He resigned from this post on January 31, 1974. He passed away on December 16, 2008.[1][2]
Early life and education
Military service
Cancio served in the United States Army from 1944-1946 as a Sergeant during World War II.[1][2]
Personal life
He married Carlota Alfaro Bou with whom he had three children, Camelia Margarita, Hiram and Rosa Matilda.[2]
Professional career
- Vocational adviser 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[1][2]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Puerto Rico
Cancio served a two-year fixed term as a judge of the court from 1965-1967, and, upon the resignation in December 1966 of another fixed-term judge, Clemente Ruiz Nazario, Cancio was nominated by President Lyndon 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. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 12, 1967, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1967-1974. He resigned from this post on January 31, 1974. Cancio was succeeded in this position by Juan Torruella.[1][2]
See also
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: New Seat |
District of Puerto Rico 1965–1967 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Juan Fernandez-Badillo |
| Preceded by: Clemente Ruiz Nazario |
District of Puerto Rico 1967–1974 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Juan Torruella
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
