Orlando Luis Garcia

Orlando Luis Garcia (1952) is a former Texas state legislator and a United States federal judge sitting on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

Born in Jim Wells County, Texas, Garcia received a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1975 and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1978. He was in private practice in San Antonio, Texas from 1978–1990, and a Texas state representative from 1983-1991. From 1991 to 1992 he was a judge in the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals.

He was nominated by President Bill Clinton on November 19, 1993, to a seat which had been vacated by Emilio M. Garza over two years before. Garcia was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 10, 1994, and received his commission on March 11, 1994.

Sources

• Orlando Luis Garcia at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by	Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 115 (San Antonio) 1983–1991	Succeeded by Leticia R. Van de Putte
Legal offices
Preceded by Emilio M. Garza	Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas March 11, 1994 – Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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Name	Garcia, Orlando Luis
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Date of birth	1952
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