My Professional Information

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I am currently serving Victoria County as Justice of the Peace in Precinct Three.

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ROBERT B. WHITAKER

Justice of the Peace

111-A North Glass Street

Victoria, Texas 77901

(361) 575-0246

(361) 575-1202 (Fax)

E-mail: ki5pg2889@sbcglobal.net

Homepage:www.robertbwhitaker.com

• Born: 1952, in Houston, Texas
• Married to Gayla Woodard Whitaker
• Children: Ginny Whitaker and Gracie Whitaker
• Church Membership: First Presbyterian Church, Victoria, Texas

EDUCATION:

• Public schools and high school in Houston, Texas
• Baylor University, Waco, Texas - Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1975
• Baylor Law School, Waco, Texas - Juris Doctor Degree, 1977

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• 1978 to the present: Associate, Partner, and Sole-practitioner over the years
• 1983 to 1985 and 2001 to 2003: Municipal Judge for the City of Victoria
• 2007 to the present: Justice of the Peace, Victoria County, Precinct Three

RECOGNITIONS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Recognized in 2009 and 2010 for Outstanding Service of behalf of Crime Victims during National Crime Victims Rights Week
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• College of Justice Court Judges
• Justice Court Judges Association
• Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas
• State Bar of Texas
• Victoria County Bar Association
• American Radio Relay League (volunteer legal counsel)

LICENSES HELD:

• Licensed Attorney at Law
• Extra Class Amateur Radio License - KI5PG
• FCC General Radio-Telephone Operator License
• FCC Marine Radio Operator Permit

LOCAL ACTIVITIES:

First Presbyterian Church, Victoria, Texas

• Member, 1978 to present
• Elder, 1992 to 1995 and 1999 to 2002
• Deacon, 1982 to 1984
• Senior High Fellowship Sponsor 1980, 1981, and 1983
• Senior High Sunday School teacher, 1996-1997

American Red Cross

• Board of Directors, Gold Coast Chapter, 1997, 1998
• Volunteer and training instructor, 1994-1998
• Certified Disaster Services Human Resource Volunteer
• Chapter Communications Chairman, 1998
• Nominating Committee Chairman, 1998

Memorial High School Dance and Drill Team

• Victoriadores Father of the Year 2005-2006

Victoria Independent School District

• Twenty-first Century Committee member, 1997

Victoria Jaycees

• Member, 1978 to 1984
• Board of Directors, 1979, 1980

Victoria Preservation, Inc.

• Member, 1981 to present
• President, 1982
• Treasurer, 1988 and 1989
• Board of Directors, 1982 to 1984, 1987 to 1989

University of Houston, Victoria Campus

• Adult Continuing Education Instructor, Spring 1992

South Texas Zoological Society (The Texas Zoo, Victoria, Texas)

• Board of Directors, 1990 to 1992

Victoria Ballet Theatre

• Board of Directors, 1993 to 1995
• Treasurer, 1994 to1995

Presbyterian Day School, First Presbyterian Church, Victoria

• Board of Directors, 1993 to 1994

Victoria Amateur Radio Club

• President, 1991 to 1993
• Member, 1988 to present (Extra Class License KI5PG)
• Secretary-Treasurer 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

Crossroads Mustang Club

• Member, 1984 to 1987
• President, 1985

OTHER ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY PUBLIC SERVICE:

Fire Marshal Board of Adjustments & Appeals,

• City of Victoria, Chairman, 1982

Victoria Ballet Theatre, Nutcracker Ballet

• Participant, 1993 and 1994

AUTHORED ARTICLES:

• Adapting Bell 202 Telephone Modems for Packet, 73 Amateur Radio Today, November, 1994
• Using GE Progress Line Receiver Strips, 73 Amateur Radio Today, January, 1995
• Speaker-Mikes and Replacement Microphones, QST Magazine, August, 1995
• An Inexpensive Communications Headset, CQ-VHF Magazine, January, 1997
• Emergency Preparedness: The Compact Toolkit, QST Magazine, May, 1997
• Easy POCSAG Signal Decoder, Electronics Now Magazine, May, 1997
• Easy POCSAG Encoder, Electronics Now Magazine, February, 1998
• Universal Power Supply, QST Magazine, January, 1999

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