on January 31, 1974, due to his resignation. Post judicial service and death After his resignation from the federal bench, Cancio engaged in the private practice of law. He died on December 16, 2008. See also List of Hispanic/Latino American jurists References Sources Guillermo A. Baralt, History of the Federal Court in Puerto Rico: 1899-1999 (2004) (also published in Spanish as Historia del Tribunal Federal de Puerto Rico) 1920 births 2008 deaths People from San Sebastián, Puerto Rico University of Puerto Rico alumni University of Puerto Rico faculty Hispanic and Latino American judges Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico United States Army soldiers United States federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson 20th-century American judges