Courts167th District Court
167th District Court
District Court · Travis County
Judge Dayna L. Blazey has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal — 32,216 of 35,603 filings since 1965 — and more than half of it arrives from Travis County. 1,389 attorneys have appeared here.
The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Filings by year2026 is partial
15 thin leading years (76 filings between them) trimmed from the chart, as on the coverage pages; the last column is a partial year.
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,389 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Raymond M. EspersenAustinCriminal6742Charles David PopperAustinCriminal6703Kenneth Ray OdenAustinCivil6424Jon Thomas EvansAustinCriminal5385William Jack BrowningAustinCriminal4926Robb William ShepherdAustinCriminal4057Christopher William HolubAustinCriminal3178Mark A. SampsonAustinCriminal3119Leonard Martin MartinezAustinCriminal31010Benjamin GergenAustinCriminal309Attorneys 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
2024
2020
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