Courts155th District Court
155th District Court
District Court · Austin and Fayette counties
Judge Jeff Steinhauser has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal — 2,949 of 5,618 filings since 2010 — and more than half of it arrives from Austin County. 1,423 attorneys have appeared here.
The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Filings by year2026 is partial
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,423 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Stephen Ray LongoriaSugar LandCriminal5882Calvin GarvieBellvilleCriminal5773Michael J. DarlowHoustonCivil1894John B. HarleBellvilleCriminal1855Jeffrey Glen HeintschelLa GrangeCriminal636Charley L. SmithBellvilleCivil627Sidney LevineSealyCivil608Paul C. LooneyHoustonCriminal579Andrew Dylan WoodAustinCivil4110James Jerome ElickHoustonCriminal41Attorneys in private practice with 25 or more appearances in this court’s indexed filings. Bulk government filers are not listed.
Elections1 race · 1 cycle · official canvass
CandidateVotesShare
2022
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. An unopposed candidate can be declared elected without appearing on the ballot, so some races record no votes.
Last refreshed September 23, 2026