87R17051 BK-D
 
  By: Minjarez H.R. No. 461
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Honorable Richard Garcia is retiring as a Bexar
  County Children's Court judge on April 3, 2021, concluding an
  exemplary 16-year tenure in that office; and
         WHEREAS, Judge Garcia earned his juris doctor degree from
  St. Mary's University in May 1979, and following graduation, he
  briefly worked for Dade Legal Aid in Miami, Florida; he
  subsequently moved to Texas and was employed with Bexar County
  Legal Aid in San Antonio from 1980 to 1984, when he entered private
  practice for several years; in 1988, he returned to public service
  as an assistant district attorney for Child Protective Services,
  handling cases involving child abuse and neglect; and
         WHEREAS, In February 1990, Judge Garcia was unanimously
  appointed by the Bexar County district judges as an associate judge
  for family law cases; then in 2005, he was assigned to serve in the
  Bexar County Children's Court, where he has found fulfillment in
  his work to bring justice to young victims of abuse and neglect; and
         WHEREAS, Judge Richard Garcia has greatly benefited Bexar
  County through his deep commitment to the well-being of the area's
  youngest and most vulnerable residents, and he may indeed reflect
  with pride on a career well spent; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Richard Garcia on his
  retirement from the Bexar County Children's Court and extend to him
  sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Judge Garcia as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.