John S. Cossum has been licensed in Texas since Oct 1981 — 44 years — and has filed under this bar number in 626 cases since 1987, four in five of them in Harris County courts. The docket is criminal: 376 of 626 filings, with divorce and civil (other) behind it. No board certifications, no disciplinary history, and no client reviews yet.
Cases filed by year2026 is a partial year
We hold filings under this bar number from 1987 to present in the county court records Referlex has imported; the last column is a partial year.
Case type by yearCourt-record case types
Criminal charge outcomes382 charge records · county criminal records
Of 382 criminal charge records associated with this bar number across 382 cases, 378 (99%) have a recorded disposition. Percentages below use all 382 records.
40%18%38%
Dismissed or acquitted40%154
Dismissed 154
Deferral recorded18%68
Deferred adjudication 68
Convicted38%144
Convicted on a guilty or nolo plea 140Convicted at trial 2Convicted, plea or trial not recorded 2
Other recorded status3%12
No bill 7Other recorded disposition 5
No disposition recorded1%4
By charge123 charges · 1–10 of 123
ChargeCasesConv.Outcome mix
Charges 1–10 of 123
These are record associations, not win rates: representation at disposition is not established, and several attorneys can appear on one charge. Outcomes are the latest recorded disposition of each charge; a missing disposition does not establish whether a charge is pending or how it ended. Percentages are rounded. No defendant details are shown.
Courts appeared in most626 cases · 84 courts
Cases are grouped by the court a filing names; appellate courts group together, not under the county a case came from.