Emilio M. Garza

Judge Emilio M. Garza

Personal

Birthday:

1947

Birthplace:

San Antonio, TX

Race or Ethnicity:

Hispanic

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Marine Corps captain, 1970-1973
Private practice, San Antonio, Texas, 1976-1987
Judge, Bexar County [Texas] Two Hundred and Twenty-Fifth District Court, 1987-1988

Education

Name of School:

University of Notre Dame

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1969

Name of School - Second:

University of Notre Dame

Degree - Second:

M.A.

Degree Year - Second:

1970

Name of School - Third:

University of Texas School of Law

Only a large law school devoted to excellence across the range of modern legal education can offer this diversity. UT manages to do so while at the same time offering students intimate settings for study and recreation. The entering class is divided into eight extracurricular Societies, which become hubs of fun and friendship. The first year curriculum includes small classes offering individual attention, and the upper class curriculum is studded with seminars, colloquia, and clinics. Large class or small, good teaching is the norm. Student satisfaction surveys place Texas at or near the top year after year; our teaching track record is seldom matched by any other law school.

Degree - Third:

J.D.

Degree Year - Third:

1976

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Court Name:

Texas Western District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

4/20/1988

Termination Date:

6/7/1991

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

5/30/1991

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

8/1/2012

Termination Date - Second:

1/5/2015

Termination Reason - Second:

Retirement