Courts174th District Court

174th District Court

District Court · Harris County

Judge Hazel B. Jones has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal — 31,507 of 31,507 filings since 1990 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 1,269 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Hazel B. JonesJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
9611.9k1990 · 1,520’901991 · 1,6211992 · 1,622’921993 · 1,3311994 · 45’941995 · 1,2441996 · 1,326’961997 · 1,3401998 · 1,302’981999 · 1,3582000 · 1,424’002001 · 1,4832002 · 1,599’022003 · 1,6862004 · 446’042005 · 572006 · 68’062007 · 922008 · 69’082009 · 862010 · 48’102011 · 712012 · 63’122013 · 592014 · 55’142015 · 1,7762016 · 1,880’162017 · 1,7812018 · 1,864’182019 · 1,9222020 · 1,867’202021 · 822022 · 84’222023 · 592024 · 71’242025 · 622026 · 44’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,269 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Wilford A. AndersonHoustonCriminal1,1372Elihu H. DodierHoustonCriminal1,0533Peter Andrew Adams—Criminal2434Steven GreenleeMissouri CityCriminal2085Felix M. CantuHoustonCriminal1696Terrence A. GaiserHoustonCriminal1607Stephen F. MorrisOmahaCriminal1208Brian D. CoyneHoustonCriminal1099James Dennis SmithHoustonCriminal9810Glenn J. YoungbloodLeague CityCriminal94

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
2024Unopposed
Hazel B. Jones (i)D903,213100.00%
2020Unopposed
Hazel B. Jones (i)D1,029,364100.00%

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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