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
JudgeRoleTenure
Emily Munoz DetotoJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
9511.9k1990 · 1,608’901991 · 1,5861992 · 1,611’921993 · 1,3581994 · 67’941995 · 1,2431996 · 1,313’961997 · 1,3491998 · 1,322’981999 · 1,3652000 · 1,413’002001 · 1,4462002 · 1,623’022003 · 1,6752004 · 427’042005 · 632006 · 81’062007 · 712008 · 78’082009 · 692010 · 66’102011 · 692012 · 73’122013 · 682014 · 58’142015 · 1,7932016 · 1,849’162017 · 1,7382018 · 1,844’182019 · 1,9022020 · 1,863’202021 · 982022 · 94’222023 · 792024 · 65’242025 · 712026 · 44’26
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 MillerHoustonCriminal61

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
20242 candidates · 0.3 pt margin
Emily Munoz DetotoR729,13150.13%
Robert Johnson (i)D725,46349.87%
2020Unopposed
Robert Johnson (i)D1,017,861100.00%

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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