Courts179th District Court

179th District Court

District Court · Harris County

Judge Ana Martinez has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal — 31,572 of 31,572 filings since 1990 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 1,337 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Ana MartinezJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
9551.9k1990 · 1,546’901991 · 1,5861992 · 1,578’921993 · 1,3711994 · 47’941995 · 1,2271996 · 1,315’961997 · 1,3321998 · 1,315’981999 · 1,3762000 · 1,432’002001 · 1,4752002 · 1,632’022003 · 1,6782004 · 479’042005 · 502006 · 83’062007 · 692008 · 65’082009 · 782010 · 72’102011 · 562012 · 45’122013 · 752014 · 64’142015 · 1,7682016 · 1,885’162017 · 1,7872018 · 1,832’182019 · 1,9102020 · 1,877’202021 · 1002022 · 97’222023 · 742024 · 76’242025 · 662026 · 54’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,337 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1J. A. SalinasHoustonCriminal3,2612Charles C. GregorySimontonCriminal7153Janet Elizabeth KomornHoustonCriminal2364Robert T. AlexanderHoustonCriminal1825Brian D. CoyneHoustonCriminal1476Roland Brice Moore—Criminal1027Matthew B. AlfordHoustonCriminal998Sam A. MaidaHoustonCriminal739Ray Anthony CastroHoustonCriminal6310Peter William JustinHoustonCriminal62

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
Ana Martinez (i)D898,152100.00%
2020Unopposed
Ana MartinezD1,020,728100.00%

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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