Courts209th District Court

209th District Court

District Court · Harris County

Judge Brian E. Warren has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal — 31,419 of 31,419 filings since 1990 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 1,184 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Brian E. WarrenJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
9401.9k1990 · 1,557’901991 · 1,6701992 · 1,614’921993 · 1,3711994 · 47’941995 · 1,2101996 · 1,291’961997 · 1,3291998 · 1,310’981999 · 1,3552000 · 1,426’002001 · 1,4372002 · 1,629’022003 · 1,6682004 · 440’042005 · 522006 · 76’062007 · 832008 · 78’082009 · 772010 · 77’102011 · 572012 · 53’122013 · 582014 · 72’142015 · 1,7892016 · 1,849’162017 · 1,7732018 · 1,822’182019 · 1,8792020 · 1,780’202021 · 902022 · 96’222023 · 982024 · 76’242025 · 752026 · 55’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,184 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1William Kevin GoodeRockportCriminal1,7322James L. MountHoustonCriminal5613Brian D. CoyneHoustonCriminal954Peter William JustinHoustonCriminal645Tyrone C. MoncriffeHoustonCriminal536Patrick Michael KelleyHoustonCriminal427Cheryl E. IrvinHoustonCriminal368Connie Brown WilliamsHoustonCriminal369James Allen RoachPlanoCriminal3310William H. Van BurenHoustonCriminal31

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 · 3.4 pt margin
Brian E. Warren (i)D549,71451.68%
Kevin FultonR514,02848.32%

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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