Courts177th District Court
177th District Court
District Court · Harris County
Judge Emily Munoz Detoto has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal — 31,542 of 31,542 filings since 1990 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 1,216 attorneys have appeared here.
The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenureWhat the record says
A “by” date means the judge already sat when our first directory snapshot was taken — the year is the snapshot, not the appointment.
Filings by yearWe hold filings for this court from 1990 to present. 2026 is partial
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,216 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Deborah A. KeyserHoustonCriminal3,5892James T. StaffordHoustonCriminal5013Kimberly Dawn AbbeyHoustonCriminal1054Page E. JanikHoustonCriminal1015Brian D. CoyneHoustonCriminal976William R. GiffordHoustonCriminal907Susan M. BishopUniversity ParkCriminal688Peter William JustinHoustonCriminal689Geraldo G. AcostaHoustonCriminal6310Sherra Diann MillerHoustonCriminal61Attorneys in private practice with 25 or more appearances in this court’s indexed filings. Bulk government filers are not listed.