Courts176th District Court

176th District Court

District Court · Harris County

Judge Nikita V. Harmon has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal — 31,450 of 31,450 filings since 1990 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 1,335 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Nikita V. HarmonJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
9271.9k1990 · 1,478’901991 · 1,6811992 · 1,585’921993 · 1,3681994 · 54’941995 · 1,2261996 · 1,294’961997 · 1,3211998 · 1,330’981999 · 1,3562000 · 1,431’002001 · 1,4582002 · 1,642’022003 · 1,6682004 · 457’042005 · 582006 · 72’062007 · 802008 · 64’082009 · 782010 · 75’102011 · 502012 · 69’122013 · 692014 · 62’142015 · 1,7782016 · 1,826’162017 · 1,7762018 · 1,841’182019 · 1,8542020 · 1,838’202021 · 872022 · 105’222023 · 1122024 · 87’242025 · 672026 · 53’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,335 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Larry B. DouglasHoustonCriminal2892Craig BundickHoustonCriminal2813Richard Javier GonzalezLaredoCriminal2024Ted R. DoebblerHoustonCriminal1815Glenn J. YoungbloodLeague CityCriminal1786Patrick J. RuzzoHoustonCriminal1767Page E. JanikHoustonCriminal1728Michael P. FosherSpringCriminal1699Martha Jane ClementsMagnoliaCriminal15310Mark G. LipkinHoustonCriminal150

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
Nikita "niki" Harmon (i)D895,539100.00%
2020Unopposed
Nikita "niki" Harmon (i)D1,023,780100.00%

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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