Hiram Rafael Cancio

1920–2008 · San Sebastian, Puerto Rico

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto RicoJudgeLyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)Jun 12, 1967Resignation, Jan 31, 1974

Education

  • University of Puerto Rico, B.A., 1942
  • University of Puerto Rico School of Law, LL.B., 1948

Professional Career

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

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 1965-1967

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