Courts185th District Court

185th District Court

District Court · Harris County

Judge Andrea Beall has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal — 30,806 of 30,806 filings since 1990 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 1,347 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Andrea BeallJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
9491.9k1990 · 1,536’901991 · 1,5921992 · 1,569’921993 · 1,3501994 · 58’941995 · 1,2521996 · 1,327’961997 · 1,3171998 · 1,336’981999 · 1,3632000 · 1,422’002001 · 1,4552002 · 1,621’022003 · 1,6672004 · 439’042005 · 702006 · 59’062007 · 992008 · 60’082009 · 632010 · 77’102011 · 572012 · 67’122013 · 772014 · 62’142015 · 1,7072016 · 1,855’162017 · 1,2792018 · 1,836’182019 · 1,8972020 · 1,797’202021 · 822022 · 99’222023 · 832024 · 66’242025 · 632026 · 47’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,347 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Lucinda Kay MarshallHoustonCriminal2812Peter Andrew Adams—Criminal2293Enid Anne WilliamsDenisonCriminal1954James Dennis SmithHoustonCriminal1635Maria Guadalupe De LeonHoustonCriminal1556Susan M. BishopUniversity ParkCriminal1427Leah M. BorgHoustonCriminal1298Brian D. CoyneHoustonCriminal1179Robert C. ViltSugar LandCriminal9510H. Alan CohenHoustonCriminal83

Attorneys in private practice with 25 or more appearances in this court’s indexed filings. Bulk government filers are not listed.

Elections1 race · 1 cycle · official canvass
CandidateVotesShare
20222 candidates · 3.7 pt margin
Andrea BeallD553,88851.86%
Chris CarmonaR514,20548.14%

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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