Courts228th District Court

228th District Court

District Court · Harris County

Judge Caroline Stephanie Dozier has held this bench since Dec 20, 2024. The docket leans criminal — 31,400 of 31,400 filings since 1990 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 1,159 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Caroline Stephanie DozierJudgeSince Dec 20, 2024
Filings by year2026 is partial
9461.9k1990 · 1,568’901991 · 1,6211992 · 1,570’921993 · 1,3221994 · 33’941995 · 1,2331996 · 1,294’961997 · 1,3251998 · 1,302’981999 · 1,3562000 · 1,414’002001 · 1,4672002 · 1,633’022003 · 1,6852004 · 464’042005 · 562006 · 67’062007 · 862008 · 82’082009 · 732010 · 73’102011 · 642012 · 61’122013 · 672014 · 64’142015 · 1,7812016 · 1,891’162017 · 1,7542018 · 1,814’182019 · 1,8812020 · 1,878’202021 · 812022 · 74’222023 · 892024 · 72’242025 · 672026 · 38’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,159 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Donald George DesimoneHoustonCriminal2292Cynthia Tarrant CameronHoustonCriminal1533Perry N. BassHoustonCriminal834Brian D. CoyneHoustonCriminal705Gary Michael PollandHoustonCriminal696Ralph Ramiro MartinezHoustonCriminal627Nicole Wignall DebordeHoustonCriminal568Peter William JustinHoustonCriminal569Allen Mark TannerHoustonCriminal5510Yalila E. GuerreroHoustonCriminal54

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 · 2.8 pt margin
Frank Aguilar (i)D546,91351.39%
Andy TaylorR517,28848.61%

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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