AttorneyJames McWilliams Stainton
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James McWilliams Stainton

271st Judicial District Attorney

Decatur, TX · Wise County · 26 years licensed

Cases
2,048
Licensed
26 yrs

James McWilliams Stainton has been licensed in Texas since Nov 2000 — 26 years — and has filed under this bar number in 2,048 cases since 2017, four in five of them in Wise County courts. The docket is criminal: 1,926 of 2,048 filings, with family behind it. No board certifications, no disciplinary history.

Case type by yearCourt-record case types
Count
  • Adult Felony - Filed By Indictment1,293
  • Felony306
  • 15 - Judgment Nisi & Bond Forfeiture180
  • Protective Order75
  • Adult Felony - Filed by Information61
Adult Felony - Filed By Indict…Adult Felony - Filed By IndictmentFelonyFelony15 - Judgment Nisi & Bond Forf…15 - Judgment Nisi & Bond ForfeitureProtective OrderProtective OrderAdult Felony - Filed by Inform…Adult Felony - Filed by Information14 - Relating to Criminal Matt…14 - Relating to Criminal MattersCivilCivilDriving While IntoxicatedDriving While IntoxicatedHabeas CorpusHabeas CorpusMurderMurder24 other types24 other types’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
Cases filed by year2026 is a partial year
  • 2026Partial128
  • 2025271
  • 2024285
  • 2023248
  • 2022240
  • 2021238
  • 2020283
  • 2019127
  • 2018103
  • 2017125
143285’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26

Showing filings under this bar number from 2017 to present in the county court records Referlex has imported; 2026 is a partial year.

Courts appeared in most2,048 cases · 8 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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