Courts178th District Court
178th District Court
District Court · Harris County
Judge Kelli D. Johnson has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal — 31,644 of 31,644 filings since 1990 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 1,204 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 court1,204 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Kirk J. OnckenHoustonCriminal1,7302Allen Mark TannerHoustonCriminal1,3523Ted R. DoebblerHoustonCriminal1784Jeffrey S. ReddallSan AntonioCriminal1005Brian D. CoyneHoustonCriminal956Marc Christopher CarterHoustonCriminal947Lott Joseph BrooksHoustonCriminal728Robert A. SwoffordDickinsonCriminal689Peter William JustinHoustonCriminal6810Catherine L. BaenHoustonCriminal59Attorneys in private practice with 25 or more appearances in this court’s indexed filings. Bulk government filers are not listed.