Who appointed Hiram Rafael Cancio?

President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Hiram Rafael Cancio to the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in 1967.

Was Hiram Rafael Cancio appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Hiram Rafael Cancio was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Hiram Rafael Cancio's confirmation vote?

Hiram Rafael Cancio was confirmed by voice vote on June 12, 1967. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Puerto Rico / Appointed 1967 / Served to 1974

Hiram Rafael Cancio

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 and confirmed by voice vote, Hiram Rafael Cancio was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He earned a law degree from University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1948. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1920–2008
Appointed by: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Puerto Rico 1942 · University of Puerto Rico Law 1948
Succeeded by: Juan R. Torruella

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1967	District of Puerto Rico	L.B. Johnson (D)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

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

Judicial Record

In our data, Cancio authored 67 published opinions for the court (1966–1974). Most cited: United States v. Kalish (58 citations).

A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1967	United States v. Kalish	271 F. Supp. 968	58
1973	Santiago v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.	366 F. Supp. 1309	34
1970	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.	349 F. Supp. 964	33
1972	Fireman's Ins. Co. of Newark, NJ v. Gulf Puerto Rico Lines, Inc.	349 F. Supp. 952	30
1968	In Re Las Colinas, Inc.	294 F. Supp. 582	24
1974	Brennan v. Sindicato Empleados De Equipo Pesado, Construccion Y Ramas Anexas De Puerto Rico, Inc.	370 F. Supp. 872	22
1966	Executive Air Services, Inc. v. Beech Aircraft Corporation	254 F. Supp. 415	21
1967	Coletti v. Ovaltine Food Products	274 F. Supp. 719	20
1969	Inmobiliaria Borinquen, Inc. v. Garcia Santiago	295 F. Supp. 203	17
1967	San Juan Hotel Corporation v. Lefkowitz	277 F. Supp. 28	16
1966	Securities and Exchange Commission v. Quing N. Wong	252 F. Supp. 608	16
1969	Feliciano v. United States	297 F. Supp. 1356	15
1970	First National City Bank v. Gonzalez & Co. Sucr. Corp.	308 F. Supp. 596	13
1969	Liquilux Gas Services of Ponce, Inc. v. Tropical Gas Company	303 F. Supp. 414	13
1968	Alcoa Steamship Co. v. Perez	295 F. Supp. 187	13

Showing the 15 most-cited of 67 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Hiram Rafael Cancio?: President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Hiram Rafael Cancio to the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in 1967.
Was Hiram Rafael Cancio appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Hiram Rafael Cancio was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Hiram Rafael Cancio's confirmation vote?: Hiram Rafael Cancio was confirmed by voice vote on June 12, 1967. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Hiram Rafael Cancio on?: Hiram Rafael Cancio was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

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6 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).