CountiesHarris County

Harris County

County seat: Houston · Texas

The docket leans criminal — 3,554,459 of 5,611,669 indexed filings since 1990. 89,156 attorneys appear in these records.

Filings by year

1990–2026
103K206K1990 · Criminal: 85,0081990 · Civil: 01990 · Family: 0’901991 · Criminal: 88,3781991 · Civil: 01991 · Family: 01992 · Criminal: 96,2311992 · Civil: 01992 · Family: 01993 · Criminal: 80,3721993 · Civil: 01993 · Family: 01994 · Criminal: 79,8371994 · Civil: 01994 · Family: 0’941995 · Criminal: 81,5091995 · Civil: 01995 · Family: 01996 · Criminal: 82,7841996 · Civil: 01996 · Family: 01997 · Criminal: 81,4721997 · Civil: 01997 · Family: 01998 · Criminal: 79,7101998 · Civil: 01998 · Family: 0’981999 · Criminal: 84,6921999 · Civil: 01999 · Family: 02000 · Criminal: 88,7132000 · Civil: 24,7512000 · Family: 40,6992001 · Criminal: 86,7252001 · Civil: 25,7822001 · Family: 39,5322002 · Criminal: 90,5872002 · Civil: 26,6892002 · Family: 38,771’022003 · Criminal: 95,1592003 · Civil: 31,3362003 · Family: 38,4592004 · Criminal: 101,1242004 · Civil: 35,3762004 · Family: 38,7332005 · Criminal: 107,0382005 · Civil: 41,2802005 · Family: 40,4102006 · Criminal: 119,9712006 · Civil: 39,8672006 · Family: 39,898’062007 · Criminal: 119,4312007 · Civil: 37,5492007 · Family: 39,1232008 · Criminal: 116,0862008 · Civil: 35,6892008 · Family: 39,4492009 · Criminal: 124,9922009 · Civil: 41,1902009 · Family: 40,0482010 · Criminal: 117,1412010 · Civil: 44,6642010 · Family: 37,612’102011 · Criminal: 109,0292011 · Civil: 36,7182011 · Family: 39,1232012 · Criminal: 105,5382012 · Civil: 36,3642012 · Family: 37,0852013 · Criminal: 103,0052013 · Civil: 37,1492013 · Family: 37,9262014 · Criminal: 100,2212014 · Civil: 42,2162014 · Family: 29,856’142015 · Criminal: 101,5532015 · Civil: 75,1932015 · Family: 22016 · Criminal: 103,0202016 · Civil: 85,5712016 · Family: 22017 · Criminal: 92,4612017 · Civil: 83,9642017 · Family: 62018 · Criminal: 96,3172018 · Civil: 90,2802018 · Family: 99’182019 · Criminal: 94,0332019 · Civil: 88,3832019 · Family: 1382020 · Criminal: 90,9742020 · Civil: 80,0142020 · Family: 2,4562021 · Criminal: 95,1342021 · Civil: 81,9252021 · Family: 82022 · Criminal: 94,3062022 · Civil: 81,5112022 · Family: 74’222023 · Criminal: 99,0162023 · Civil: 68,8752023 · Family: 17,3122024 · Criminal: 102,4462024 · Civil: 61,1802024 · Family: 26,0212025 · Criminal: 99,2572025 · Civil: 68,1922025 · Family: 26,1682026 · Criminal: 61,1892026 · Civil: 5,6702026 · Family: 822’26

Peak 2009: 206,230 filings. Colors match the case-type mix. 2026 is a partial year.

Attorneys who appear most in this county

Ranked by indexed filings
AttorneyCases
1Daniel Joseph Snooks31,4652Hugh L. McKenney29,397
3Panka J. R. Parmar21,473
4Angelica Maria Hernandez20,9765Damon Dawain Edwards20,5236Clemetric Frazier20,193
7616 Ag Child Support20,025
8Dexter D. Joyner19,548
9617 Ag Child Support18,875
10620 Ag Child Support18,474

Lawyers by practice area

By case volume
Civil Litigation lawyers20,055 attorneys Debt & Contracts lawyers12,298 attorneys Personal Injury lawyers10,939 attorneys Divorce lawyers8,106 attorneys Tax lawyers5,968 attorneys Misdemeanor Defense lawyers5,500 attorneys Family Law lawyers3,897 attorneys Child Custody & Support lawyers3,675 attorneys Felony Defense lawyers2,956 attorneys Protective Orders lawyers1,967 attorneys Employment lawyers1,671 attorneys Adoption lawyers475 attorneys

Registered attorneys

State Bar registration county
25,834 attorneys registered in Harris County