Cancio Garcia

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Cancio C. Garcia
Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court
In office October 6, 2004 – October 19, 2007
Appointed by	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Preceded by	Jose C. Vitug
Succeeded by	Teresita Leonardo-De Castro

Born	October 20, 1937 (1937-10-20) (age 70) Alitagtag, Batangas
Spouse	Emeteria L. Reyes

Cancio C. Garcia (born October 20, 1937) is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed to the Court on October 6, 2004 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and retired on October 19, 2007.

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Garcia earned his law degree from the College of Law of the University of the Philippines and a post-graduate degree in public administration from the University of Santo Tomas. Upon graduation, he joined the legal office of the Office of the President. He then joined the Office of the Solicitor General and was eventually appointed as a trial court judge in Angeles City, and later in Caloocan City. He was appointed as a Justice to the Court of Appeals in 1990 by President Corazon Aquino.

In 2003, Garcia was named as the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals. He served in this capacity until his appointment ot the Supreme Court from 2004 to 2007.