Courts197th District Court
197th District Court
District Court · Cameron and Willacy counties
Judge Adolfo E. Cordova Jr. has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans civil — 5,306 of 8,504 filings since 2010 — and more than half of it arrives from Willacy County. 1,009 attorneys have appeared here.
The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Filings by year2026 is partial
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,009 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Abner BurnettMcAllenCivil4882Erica LermaBrownsvilleCivil4443Ryan C SolisMcAllenCivil4324Jeffrey M. GarciaBrownsvilleCivil1695Carlos Raul MassoBrownsvilleFamily1426Ricardo Alonzo BarreraHarlingenFamily937Rogelio OrtizSan AntonioCivil678John T. BlaylockHarlingenFamily509Marie Christine CortezBrownsvilleFamily4510John Lee CarringtonHarlingenCivil38Attorneys 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
2022
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. An unopposed candidate can be declared elected without appearing on the ballot, so some races record no votes.
Last refreshed September 23, 2026