CountiesGalveston County

Galveston County

County seat: Galveston · Texas

The docket leans criminal — 70,997 of 163,112 indexed filings since 2010. 23,966 attorneys appear in these records.

Filings by year

2010–2026
6.3K13K2010 · Criminal: 4,0672010 · Civil: 5,3612010 · Family: 3,231’102011 · Criminal: 3,8442011 · Civil: 2,3672011 · Family: 3,2662012 · Criminal: 3,6492012 · Civil: 3,9042012 · Family: 3,291’122013 · Criminal: 3,8862013 · Civil: 2,2092013 · Family: 2,8832014 · Criminal: 4,0002014 · Civil: 1,8582014 · Family: 3,064’142015 · Criminal: 3,5912015 · Civil: 1,9552015 · Family: 3,0552016 · Criminal: 3,7512016 · Civil: 1,6912016 · Family: 3,542’162017 · Criminal: 3,9272017 · Civil: 1,8172017 · Family: 3,2752018 · Criminal: 4,2612018 · Civil: 2,3802018 · Family: 3,182’182019 · Criminal: 4,2042019 · Civil: 2,4672019 · Family: 3,3162020 · Criminal: 4,1932020 · Civil: 2,3642020 · Family: 2,591’202021 · Criminal: 4,5162021 · Civil: 2,3542021 · Family: 2,5432022 · Criminal: 4,9212022 · Civil: 2,3152022 · Family: 2,799’222023 · Criminal: 4,1022023 · Civil: 2,6142023 · Family: 2,3012024 · Criminal: 4,5182024 · Civil: 2,7682024 · Family: 2,558’242025 · Criminal: 5,5372025 · Civil: 2,7012025 · Family: 2,2602026 · Criminal: 4,0302026 · Civil: 2,2102026 · Family: 1,623’26

Peak 2010: 12,659 filings. Colors match the case-type mix. 2026 is a partial year.

Attorneys who appear most in this county

Ranked by indexed filings
AttorneyCases
1Mark E Ciavaglia9,8662Charlotte J Jernigan6,830
3Mrp Mrp2,389
4Kevin Rekoff2,252
5J. Steve Mostyn2,170
6Greg Russell2,0977Stephanie T. Shipp1,8168Mark A. Diaz1,7879Tad Nelson1,31310Mark Aronowitz1,289

Lawyers by practice area

By case volume
Personal Injury lawyers2,654 attorneys Debt & Contracts lawyers2,257 attorneys Civil Litigation lawyers1,550 attorneys Divorce lawyers1,527 attorneys Felony Defense lawyers950 attorneys Child Custody & Support lawyers771 attorneys Property & Real Estate lawyers517 attorneys Tax lawyers489 attorneys Family Law lawyers421 attorneys Criminal Defense lawyers351 attorneys Protective Orders lawyers233 attorneys Adoption lawyers73 attorneys

Registered attorneys

State Bar registration county
892 attorneys registered in Galveston County