AttorneyJohn M. McDermott
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John M. McDermott

Houston, TX · Harris County · 43 years licensed

Cases
3,036
Licensed
43 yrs

John M. McDermott has been licensed in Texas since May 1983 — 43 years — and has filed under this bar number in 3,036 cases since 1990, nearly all of them in Harris County courts. The docket is divorce: 2,445 of 3,036 filings, with family and criminal behind it. No board certifications, two disciplinary matters on record, and no client reviews yet.

Cases filed by year1990 – 2025
164328’90’93’95’97’00’02’04’06’08’10’12’14’16’18’20’22’24’25

We hold filings under this bar number from 1990 to present in the county court records Referlex has imported.

Case type by yearCourt-record case types
DivorceDivorceDivorce with ChildrenDivorce with ChildrenClass A misdemeanorClass A misdemeanorClass B misdemeanorClass B misdemeanorFOCAS - Divorce w/ ChildrenFOCAS - Divorce w/ ChildrenOther FamilyOther FamilyIV-D OAG Only-PaternityIV-D OAG Only-PaternitySAPCR - CustodySAPCR - CustodyState jail felonyState jail felonyThird-degree felonyThird-degree felony62 other types62 other types’90’93’95’97’00’02’04’06’08’10’12’14’16’18’20’22’24
Criminal charge outcomes258 charge records · county criminal records

Of 258 criminal charge records associated with this bar number across 258 cases, 255 (99%) have a recorded disposition. Percentages below use all 258 records.

Dismissed or acquitted31%81
Dismissed 80Acquitted 1
Deferral recorded17%45
Deferred adjudication 45
Convicted50%128
Convicted on a guilty or nolo plea 123Convicted at trial 1Convicted, plea or trial not recorded 4
Other recorded status<1%1
No bill 1
No disposition recorded1%3
By charge106 charges · 1–10 of 106
ChargeCasesConv.Outcome mix
Charges 1–10 of 106

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 most3,036 cases · 76 courts

Cases are grouped by the court a filing names; appellate courts group together, not under the county a case came from.

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