Courts118th District Court
118th District Court
District Court · Glasscock, Howard and Martin counties
Judge R. Shane Seaton has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans family — 6,156 of 17,436 filings since 2010 — and more than half of it arrives from Howard County. 1,592 attorneys have appeared here.
The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenureWhat the record says
A “by” date means the judge already sat when our first directory snapshot was taken — the year is the snapshot, not the appointment.
Filings by yearWe hold filings for this court from 2010 to present. 2026 is partial
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,592 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Hardy L. WilkersonBig SpringCriminal2,7872Joshua Andrew HambyBig SpringCriminal1,3243Andrew Paul MoutonBig SpringCivil1,0234Elias GamboaBig SpringCriminal6535Rick W. HambyBig SpringFamily4706Michael Scott LayhOdessaCriminal2397Violet Latawn WhiteMidlandCriminal1608Weldon Tracy CritesMidlandCivil1589Kelly Anne StaplerAustinFamily15310John T. FergusonBig SpringFamily145Attorneys in private practice with 25 or more appearances in this court’s indexed filings. Bulk government filers are not listed.