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PLACE OF BIRTH: Houston, Texas
DATE OF BIRTH: May 22, 1951
MARITAL STATUS: Married, Ruth Garcia-Ybarra Williams
FAMILY: Three Children
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Bitburg American High School, Bitburg, Germany
Graduated 1969, W. H. Burges High School, El Paso, Texas
National Honor Society
Sophomore and Junior Class President
Winner School Talent Show (3 consecutive years)
Student Council Representative
President, Stamp Out Stupidity (SOS) (an anti-drug abuse organization)
1st place Europe-Oratorical Contest
1st in District, Regional, and 2nd in State Speech Tournament (Texas)
J. V. Basketball
Varsity Wrestling (Europe)
First African-American Student Body President, William H. Burges High School, El Paso, Texas
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Appointed to and attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, 1969
Attended and Graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, BA, Political Science, El Paso, Texas, 1973
Attended and Graduated from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Austin, Texas. December, 1975
ACTIVITIES-COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Army ROTC, Distinguished Military Student and Graduate
Student Senate, Resident Assistant, Inter-Club Council, Assistant Dorm Director, Black Student Union
President, Vice President, Dean of Pledges, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Zeta Kappa Chapter
UTEP, Outstanding Alpha of the Year (National) 71-72, 72-73
Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, 71-72, 72-73
First African-American President, UTEP Student Association, 1972-1973
Top Ten Seniors, UTEP, 1973
Men and Women of Mines, UTEP, 1973
Featured in book Coattailess Landslide by UTEP Professor, Dr. Joseph Ray (President Emeritus)
Recipient, Public Administration Internship Scholarship
Served on various University Faculty-Student Committees
LAW SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
President, Thurgood Marshall Legal Society
Director, Project Info-Law (Minority Recruitment)
Law School Representative to the University Student Senate
Board Member, Law School Student Association
Member, Admissions Committee
Who's Who Among Students at American Colleges and Universities
Intern, Good Neighbor Commission
Intern, Department of Defense Legal Internship Program
BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
Assistant County Attorney, Travis County, Austin, Texas, 1975-76
U.S. Army JAG Corps, 1977-83
Regular Army Commission
Officer-in-Charge of Legal Center, Gelnhausen, Germany
Senior Defense Counsel, Fort Bliss, Texas, 1980-83
Instructor, University of Maryland(European Division), Paralegal Program,1979-80
Owner, Williams Enterprises, an Interactive Distribution Company powered by QUIXTAR
Instructor, Legal Assistant Division, El Paso Community College, 1986-1992
Advanced Family Law Mediator, 1994-Current
Associate Municipal Court Judge El Paso, Texas, 1992-95
Criminal Law Magistrate, El Paso County, Texas, 1995
Associate Family Court Judge, El Paso County, Texas, 1995-99
Solo-Practitioner, Law Offices of Donald L. Williams, Current
PAST/PRESENT/PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/AFFILIATIONS
Charter Member, St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church
Charter Member, Black El Paso Democrats
Former President, Pebble Hills Elementary PTA
Guest speaker to area Junior, Middle, High Schools and Civic Organizations
Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church
Member State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, National Bar Association
El Paso Bar Association, Lawrence A. Nixon Bar Association
Mexican-American Bar Association
Former Sub-Committee Chair, El Paso Bar Fee Dispute Committee
Member, Family Law Section, El Paso Bar Association
Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, El Paso Bar Association
Member, College of the State Bar of Texas
State Bar Grievance Professional Enhancement Program
Lecturer, El Paso Bar Association, Family Law Seminar
Lecturer, Mexican American Bar Association
Speaker, Texas State Legal Secretaries Association
Speaker, El Paso Legal Assistants Association
Speaker,70th Ordnance Battalion. Prayer Breakfast
Speaker, 11th ADA Brigade, Offsite
Speaker, La Tuna Federal Prison
Speaker, Joint Task Force Six
Speaker, Martin Luther King Celebration, Ft. Bliss, Texas
Speaker, ADA 552, Domestic Violence Prevention
Speaker, Federal Bureau of Prisons Biggs Field
Speaker, Texas Health Information Management Association Workshops
Speaker, El Paso Interpreters and Translators Association
Speaker, Junior League Court Link
Speaker, Freddy's Forum
Speaker, Asociacion Lideres Mexicanos Americanos(ALMA)
Speaker, University of Texas at El Paso, Student Government Association Induction
Speaker, University of Texas at El Paso Honors Council Induction
Speaker, Border Patrol, El Paso Sector
Domestic Violence Prevention Commission
United Way Allocations Committee
Past President, Family Law Bar Association
Executive Committee, Family Law Bar Association, 1995-99, 2002-2005
Past President, Theta Delta Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Outstanding Young Men of America, 1982
Recipient, UTEP Black Student Image Award, 1983
Co-Chair, (YES) Youth Enrichment Seminar, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Graduate, Leadership El Paso, Class 10, 1987-1988
Board of Managers-Casa Blanca Therapeutic Communities, Inc.
(formerly Casa Blanca Halfway House)
Board of Directors, Leadership El Paso Alumni Association
Leadership El Paso Curriculum Committee
University of Texas El Paso Commission 2001, Leadership Committee
Board of Directors, UT El Paso Alumni Association 1995-97
Board of Directors-Junior Achievement of the Desert Southwest
Advisory Council, El Paso Community College, Legal Assistant Program
YWCA, Advisory Council, Helping Children Cope With Divorce and ROLLERCOASTERS
Candidate, 388th Judicial District Court, 1999
Course Director, Family Law 101 Seminar, El Paso Family Law Bar Association, 1999
Co-Course Director, Family Law Seminar, Family Law Bar Association, 2000
Planning Committee, Family Law On the Border, 2001 and 2004, 2006
Planning Committee, Attorney Ad Litem, Guardian Ad Litem Seminar, 2002
Panelist/Author, Attorney Ad Litem/Guardian Ad Litem Seminar, 2002
Course Director, Family Law and the Military, 2002-2003
Presiding Officer, Presenter, Family Law and the Military, 2005
Moderator and Presenter, 2003Pro Bono Seminar, State Bar of Texas
President, Family Law Bar Association, 2003, 2004, 2005
Chair, El Paso Branch NAACP, Political Action Committee, 2005
Outstanding Citizenship Award, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 1992
Outstanding Church and Community Service Award, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, 1992
Lawrence A. Nixon Judicial Achievement Award, 1992
Black El Paso Democrats' Outstanding Community Service Award, 1992
Grand Marshal, El Paso Black History Month Parade, 1993
Who's Who Worldwide, 1992-1993, 1994-1995
National Directory of Who's Who of Executives & Professionals, 1996-97
Continental Who’s Who Registry, Millenium Edition, 2001-2002
Member, El Paso Black Chamber of Commerce 1996-97
Vice-Chair, UT El Paso Thelma White Network 1997-2000
Interim-Chair, UT El Paso, Thelma White Network 1998
Chair, UT El Paso, Thelma White Network, 2000-2002, 2002-2003
Chair, Black El Paso Democrats, 2005-
Speaker, Project Alpha, A Man to Man Talk About Teen Pregnancy
Featured in book, African-AmericanAchievers Making History on the Border in El Paso, Texas by Ethel Toliver-Kindred
Honorary Member and Inductee, University of Texas at El Paso Honors Council, 1998
Member, University Of Texas at El Paso Strategic Planning
General Education Study Group
411 News Unity Award, 1996, 1997,1998 and 1999
Committee to Establish the R.E.L. Washington Elementary School, 2000