Courts129th District Court

129th District Court

District Court · Harris County

Judge Michael Gomez has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans civil — 41,619 of 41,667 filings since 2000 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 10,033 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Michael GomezJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
1.3k2.6k2000 · 939’002001 · 9792002 · 1,022’022003 · 1,1952004 · 1,276’042005 · 1,4682006 · 1,476’062007 · 1,4682008 · 1,414’082009 · 1,5572010 · 1,545’102011 · 1,4412012 · 1,441’122013 · 1,4742014 · 1,408’142015 · 1,4772016 · 1,627’162017 · 1,6592018 · 1,965’182019 · 1,9752020 · 1,836’202021 · 1,8482022 · 1,910’222023 · 2,2062024 · 2,244’242025 · 2,6052026 · 212’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court10,033 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Daniel Joseph SnooksHoustonCivil1,0382Clemetric Thomas FrazierHoustonCivil8693Hugh L. McKenneyGlen RoseCivil6994Dexter D. JoynerSchulenburgCivil6795Jason L. BaileyHoustonCivil4066Angelica Maria HernandezHoustonCivil3057Randall B. StrongBaytownCivil2698Damon Dawain EdwardsHoustonCivil2679Owen M. SonikAustinCivil24010Elizabeth Ann WiehleHoustonCivil205

Attorneys in private practice with 25 or more appearances in this court’s indexed filings. Bulk government filers are not listed.

Elections2 races · 2 cycles · official canvass
CandidateVotesShare
20242 candidates · 3.1 pt margin
Michael Gomez (i)D754,94951.54%
Will ArcherR709,84148.46%
20202 candidates · 11.0 pt margin
Michael Gomez (i)D868,32755.51%
Will ArcherR695,80544.49%

Texas judges are elected in partisan races; a governor’s appointee fills a vacancy only until the next general election. Results are the Secretary of State’s official canvass.

Last refreshed September 23, 2026
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