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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Richard Garcia is retiring as a Bexar |
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County Children's Court judge on April 3, 2021, concluding an |
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exemplary 16-year tenure in that office; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Garcia earned his juris doctor degree from |
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St. Mary's University in May 1979, and following graduation, he |
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briefly worked for Dade Legal Aid in Miami, Florida; he |
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subsequently moved to Texas and was employed with Bexar County |
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Legal Aid in San Antonio from 1980 to 1984, when he entered private |
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practice for several years; in 1988, he returned to public service |
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as an assistant district attorney for Child Protective Services, |
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handling cases involving child abuse and neglect; and |
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WHEREAS, In February 1990, Judge Garcia was unanimously |
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appointed by the Bexar County district judges as an associate judge |
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for family law cases; then in 2005, he was assigned to serve in the |
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Bexar County Children's Court, where he has found fulfillment in |
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his work to bring justice to young victims of abuse and neglect; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Richard Garcia has greatly benefited Bexar |
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County through his deep commitment to the well-being of the area's |
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youngest and most vulnerable residents, and he may indeed reflect |
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with pride on a career well spent; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Richard Garcia on his |
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retirement from the Bexar County Children's Court and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Garcia as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |