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.