Background
Cancio was born in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico.
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Hiram Cancio
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He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Puerto Rico in 1942, and his Doctor of Laws from the same institution in 1948. He received a Doctor of Laws from the University of Puerto Rico in 1948.
Career
He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Puerto Rico in 1942. 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, Puerto Rico from 1946 to 1947. He was a Trial examiner, Puerto Rico Labor Relations Board, San Juan, Puerto Rico 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 Acting, United States. 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 United States. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (appointed for a fixed term) from 1965 to 1967. Judge Cancio was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on January 16, 1967, to a new seat created by 80 Statistics
764, which provided that future judicial appointments to the United States. 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. United States. Army Sergeant, 1944-1946
Vocational advisor and psychometriest, Veterans Administration, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1946-1947
Trial examiner, Puerto Rico Labor Relations Board, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1948
Chief, Legal Division, Puerto Rico Labor Relations Board, San Juan, 1949-1952
Chairman, Wage and Hours Commission under Fair Labor Standards Acting, United States. 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, United States. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (appointed for a fixed term), 1965-1967.
Membership
He was a member of Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity.
