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
JudgeRoleTenure
Kelli D. JohnsonJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
9541.9k1990 · 1,566’901991 · 1,5901992 · 1,644’921993 · 1,3721994 · 53’941995 · 1,2301996 · 1,287’961997 · 1,3431998 · 1,314’981999 · 1,3452000 · 1,439’002001 · 1,4702002 · 1,622’022003 · 1,6942004 · 450’042005 · 572006 · 77’062007 · 792008 · 80’082009 · 982010 · 75’102011 · 582012 · 64’122013 · 732014 · 61’142015 · 1,8422016 · 1,831’162017 · 1,7902018 · 1,852’182019 · 1,9072020 · 1,855’202021 · 712022 · 59’222023 · 762024 · 96’242025 · 852026 · 39’26
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. BaenHoustonCriminal59

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
Kelli Johnson (i)D897,008100.00%
2020Unopposed
Kelli Johnson (i)D1,016,426100.00%

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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