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# Victor Roberto Garcia

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- State: Texas
- Role: Magistrate
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Garcia no longer sits on the Western District of Texas bench as of 2023
- Victor Roberto Garcia held the role of a United States Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas from May 14, 2003, until 2023, when he left the court
- 1985–2003: Attorney, Law Office of Victor Roberto Garcia
- 1982–1985: Attorney, Law Offices of Pendergrass & Garcia
- 1981–1985: County Attorney, Val Verde County
- 1981: Assistant County Attorney, Val Verde County
- 1980–1981: Attorney, Law Office of Ortiz and Sumpter

### Education

- Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law — J.D. (1980)
- Angelo State University — B.A. (1977)

### Additional information

- Magistrate, District Court, W.D. Texas, 2003-present
- Service period: 2003–2023
- For current matters, consult the court’s active bench list.
- Appointment: By the district court judges, to a renewable 8‐year term
- Courtroom deputy during tenure: Ms. Carmen Levrie
- Judge Garcia’s docket in his civil role was modest, with a single signed order in the available dataset.
- In Social Security appeals, he applied the Fifth Circuit’s Stone v.
- Heckler severity standard rigorously, affirming agency decisions when the record supported only mild functional limitations.
- Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International
- Coach, City of Del Rio Flag Football

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9599/victor-roberto-garcia/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9599/victor-roberto-garcia/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9599/victor-roberto-garcia/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9599/victor-roberto-garcia/)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.