Margaret Moore to lead the newly formed
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vil Rights Division in 2017, will stay on as one of a small number of Moore hires who will continue working under Garza. (
Guillermo Gonzalez, Moore s Trial Division director, will also remain in his position.)
In some ways, the prosecution of two high-profile cases involving LEOs – the killings of
Michael Ramos on April 24, 2020, and of
Javier Ambler on March 28, 2019 – will serve as a test for Gilford. Garza s administration has faced pressure from the victims families in both cases to seek justice, and the public will be watching the outcome of each prosecution closely. How these cases are handled will help inform whether or not Gilford is a good fit for Garza s new vision for a D.A. office focused on improving accountability of law enforcement while decreasing the number of people entering the system.