Orlando Luis Garcia
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Orlando Luis Garcia is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1978. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1952 · age 74
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Texas 1975 · University of Texas Law 1978
- Succeeded
- Emilio M. Garza
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Western District of Texas succeeded Emilio M. Garza | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Texas | B.A. | 1975 |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | 1978 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Garcia was assigned 10,033 district-court cases (1993–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 173 days across 8,927 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 629 of Garcia’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 526 were affirmed, 65 reversed or vacated, and 38 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Garcia authored 35 published opinions for the court (2004–2011). Most cited: Retzlaff v. De La VINA (14 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Retzlaff v. De La VINA | 606 F. Supp. 2d 654 | 14 |
| 2008 | Wood v. Quarterman | 572 F. Supp. 2d 814 | 10 |
| 2011 | Wood v. Thaler | 787 F. Supp. 2d 458 | 8 |
| 2011 | Ruiz v. Thaler | 783 F. Supp. 2d 905 | 7 |
| 2009 | Garza v. Bexar Metropolitan Water District | 639 F. Supp. 2d 770 | 5 |
| 2007 | Blanton v. Quarterman | 489 F. Supp. 2d 621 | 5 |
| 2007 | Villejo v. City of San Antonio | 485 F. Supp. 2d 777 | 5 |
| 2006 | Flanagan v. HAVERTYS FURNITURE COS, INC. | 484 F. Supp. 2d 580 | 5 |
| 2006 | Mass v. Quarterman | 446 F. Supp. 2d 671 | 5 |
| 2005 | Wood v. Dretke | 386 F. Supp. 2d 820 | 5 |
| 2005 | Little v. Dretke | 407 F. Supp. 2d 819 | 5 |
| 2004 | Williamson v. Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District | 343 F. Supp. 2d 580 | 5 |
| 2007 | Limon v. City of Balcones Heights | 485 F. Supp. 2d 751 | 4 |
| 2007 | Von Beck-Lutes v. Arning | 484 F. Supp. 2d 585 | 3 |
| 2006 | Pasture Renovators, L.L.C. v. Lawson Cattle & Equipment, Inc. | 480 F. Supp. 2d 890 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 35 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Orlando Luis Garcia?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Orlando Luis Garcia to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 1994.
- Was Orlando Luis Garcia appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Orlando Luis Garcia was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Orlando Luis Garcia's confirmation vote?
- Orlando Luis Garcia was confirmed by voice vote on March 10, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Orlando Luis Garcia on?
- Orlando Luis Garcia is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).