Cynthia R. Garza is the Special Fields Bureau Chief of the Dallas County District Attorney's Office and Chief of the Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU). Ms. Garza is the longest tenured prosecutor in any CIU in the nation and is frequently contacted by other jurisdictions for advice on best practices. Garza also participates in legislative efforts to improve the criminal justice system in Texas and is consulted by jurisdictions for input on criminal justice reform efforts around the nation. In 2023, Garza was awarded a Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award and received the inaugural America's Greatest Detective Award from Law & Crime Network.