[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 189 (Tuesday, December 6, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING JUDGE JAMES WILLIAM HUFF

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                         HON. VICENTE GONZALEZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 6, 2022

  Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Judge James William Huff, a native of Three Rivers, Texas who has 
served his community in a multitude of roles for over four decades.
  While in school at Texas A&M University, Judge Huff worked as a 
substitute teacher at Bryan High School. After graduation, he started 
his career in criminal justice working in courtroom support for the 
Bexar County District Clerk Criminal Division. Judge Huff then ascended 
to the role of Patrol Sargent at the University Police Department. 
Later he served as a Patrol Deputy for Nueces County and then for the 
Live Oak County's Sheriff Department. In 1987, he was first elected to 
his current role as Live Oak County Judge, where he has served 
honorably for the last 36 years.
  Judge Huff sits on a number of boards and committees that seek to 
make Live Oak County a better and safer place to live. He is Chairman 
of the Coastal Plains Community Center which provides mental health 
services to 9 counties. As chairman of the Dispute Resolution Services, 
he helps provide mediation services for 6 different counties. He also 
serves as Chairman of the Three Rivers Economic Development 
Corporation, Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend, and is a board 
member of the 36th Judicial District Juvenile Probation.
  Judge Huff has also received numerous accolades for his leadership 
and service to South Texas. In 2017, Judge Huff received the Senator 
Rodney Ellis Award for Courtroom Excellence from the Texas Criminal 
Defense Lawyers Association. He has also received the Texas Gideon 
Recognition Award from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission which 
recognized Bee, McMullen, and Live Oak counties for the first regional 
approach to indigent defense by creating a 3-county public defender's 
office. Additionally, Judge Huff has been named Citizen of the Year in 
the cities of Three Rivers and George West.
  Madam Speaker, Judge James Huff is an incredible leader with an 
unwavering commitment to justice and public service. His legacy will 
have a lasting impact on Live Oaks County.

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