Keep Republican Judge David Farr

Judge David Farr has an impressive record of service to the people of Harris County and the people of the United States. He is the most qualified candidate in this race and deserves your support.

Facts about Judge Farr

Civilian History:

312^th Family District Court

Presiding Judge, November 2007 to Present

257^th Judicial District Court

Associate Judge, January 2002 to November 2007

Harris County Domestic Relations Office

Staff Attorney/Prosecutor/Friend of Court to the 257^th District Court, December 1996 to January 2002

Law Office of Susan W. Vandiver/Capuder, Gaither & Amann, LLP

Attorney, Of Counsel, November 1994 to December 1996

Military Background and Experience:

Texas Army National Guard – State Military Judge for the Joint Forces Command, Office of the General Counsel, Camp Mabry, Texas

January 2007 to Present

Operation Enduring Freedom, Kosovo – KFOR 7, NATO Headquarters (Active Duty)

KFOR Liaison Officer and Advisor to the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, Department of Justice, January 2006 to January 2007

Operation Hurricane Katrina, Joint Task Force Lone Star - 36^th Infantry Division, New Orleans, Louisiana (Active Duty)

Task Force Judge Advocate and Legal Counsel, September 2005

Texas Army National Guard - 36^th Infantry Division, Camp Mabry, Texas

Chief, Legal Assistance Division, March 2003 to July 2004
Chief, Administrative Law Division, July 2004 to December 2005

Texas Army National Guard – 111^th Area Support Group, Austin, Texas Judge Advocate and Trial Counsel, January 2002 to March 2003

Operation Joint Forge, Bosnia-Herzegovina - 3^rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (Active Duty)

Command Judge Advocate, February 2000 to October 2000

Texas Army National Guard – 49^th Armored Division, Camp Mabry, Texas Judge Advocate, February 1997 to January 2002

· Membership Organizations:

· Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law (2004)

· Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (TAFLS)

· Houston Bar Association Family Law Section

- Member, Board of Directors (2007)

· State Bar of Texas - Family Law and Military Law Sections

· Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists

- Member, Board of Directors (2007)

· Burta Roads Rayborn Inns of Court

- Master Status (2005 to Present)

· College of the State Bar of Texas

· Texas Aggie Bar Association and Association of Former Students, Texas A&M

· Texas Aggie Corps of Cadets Association

· Presentations:

· Military Law Applications to the Family Law Practice or “May I Buy A Vowel, Pat?”

(DFAS, LES, APO, FPO, DoD, BAH, BAS, TRICARE, USFSPA, SSCRA, USERRA, etc.) – 257^th District Court CLE presentation, May 2003

· Catch and Release: The Sport of Contempt – (with Shawn Casey), HBA Family Law Section Lunch, November 2003

· Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act – South Texas College of Law Family Law CLE Conference, February 2004

· Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act- What You Need to Know About the New Law – HBA Family Law Section Lunch, April 2004

· Military Law and the Family Law Practice – Burta Rhodes Rayburn Inns of Court, Team 8 Presentation, April 2004

· The ABC’s of Military Jargon – Panel discussion presented at University of Texas CLE – Family Law on the Front Lines Conference, Galveston, Texas, June 17, 2004

· Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act – Associate Judges Conference, Texas Center for the Judiciary, July 7, 2004 – Member - Planning Committee

· Sampson & Tindall’s Texas Family Code Annotated (Current Edition) – Guest Commentator on Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act

· National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) program – University of Houston Law Center, Trial Advocacy program for law students, November 12-14, 2004 – Member – Faculty

· Family Law Boot Camp – Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Family Law CLE program, Speaker on general family law matters and child support contempt, December 4, 2004

· Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act – Winter Regional Conference, Texas Center for the Judiciary, January 27, 2005 – Horseshoe Bay Resort

· Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act – Winter Regional Conference, Texas Center for the Judiciary, February 28, 2005 – San Luis, Galveston

· Computer/Internet Evidence – Where To Find It, How To Get It, and How To Get It In – Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists, March 10, 2005 Meeting

· Panel Discussion on Issues of Family Law Litigation Techniques – HBA Family Law Institute, April 8, 2005

· Predicates, Objections, and Preserving Error – State Bar of Texas Seminar, April 15, 2005, El Campo, Texas

· Military Law Issues in Family Court – North Harris County Bar Association, October 2005, Houston, Texas

· Protective Orders and Family Violence – (with Judge Judy Warne) North Harris County Bar Association, March 2007, Houston, Texas

· Effectively Trying Your Property Case – (with Bret Bosker, Patricia Carter and Craig Haston) Family Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, February 2007, Houston, Texas

· Teaching

· University of Maryland, Europe – Adjunct Professor, Constitutional Law and Criminal Procedure, Spring/Summer terms of 2000 – Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina

· University of Houston Law School, Law Center – Adjunct Law Professor, Pretrial Texas Procedure I, Spring term of 2005

· University of Maryland, Europe – Adjunct Professor, Business Law and Business Law II, Summer/Fall terms of 2006 – Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Serbia

· South Texas College of Law – Adjunct Law Professor, Texas Family Law, Fall term of 2007; Spring term of 2008

Education

· Civilian

Texas a&m University

Bachelor of Arts, History (August 1991)

Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law

Juris Doctor (May 1994)

State Bar of Texas

Licensed (November 1994)

· Military

Texas A&M University

U.S. Army 3 Year ROTC Scholarship Recipient

Corps of Cadets (August 1987 to May 1991)

Air Assault School

Fort Campbell, Kentucky (August 1988)

Judge Advocate General Corps Officer Basic Course

U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s School, University of Virginia (June 1997)

Operational Law Course

U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s School, Univ. of Virginia (March 1999)

Judge Advocate General Corps Officer Advanced Course

U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s School, University of Virginia (January 2003)

U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) Legal Assistance Course

U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s School, Heidelberg, Germany (October 2006)

U.S. Army Command and General Staff College – Graduate (August 2007)

· Military Awards

· Texas Federal Service Medal (2nd Award)

· Texas Medal of Merit (2nd Award)

· Texas Faithful Service Medal (2nd Award)

· Texas Governor’s Unit Citation

· Army Reserve Training Overseas Ribbon

· United States Army Service Ribbon

· Army Overseas Service Ribbon

· NATO Medal (2nd Award)

· National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award)

· Humanitarian Service Medal

· Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with “Mobilization” device, (2nd
Award)

· Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

· Global War on Terror Service Medal

· Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal

· Kosovo Campaign Medal

· Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (3rd Award)

· Army Achievement Medal (3rd Award)

· Army Commendation Medal

· Defense Meritorious Service Medal
· Air Assault Badge