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230th District Court

District Court · Harris County

Judge Chris Morton has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal — 31,552 of 31,552 filings since 1990 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 1,267 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Chris MortonJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
9631.9k1990 · 1,542’901991 · 1,6491992 · 1,566’921993 · 1,3541994 · 58’941995 · 1,2471996 · 1,285’961997 · 1,3201998 · 1,329’981999 · 1,3592000 · 1,438’002001 · 1,4672002 · 1,610’022003 · 1,6642004 · 486’042005 · 732006 · 73’062007 · 852008 · 77’082009 · 662010 · 82’102011 · 532012 · 44’122013 · 532014 · 62’142015 · 1,7862016 · 1,866’162017 · 1,7622018 · 1,850’182019 · 1,9252020 · 1,864’202021 · 902022 · 92’222023 · 942024 · 83’242025 · 652026 · 33’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,267 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Robert R. ScottKatyCriminal1,9902Deborah A. GottliebHoustonCriminal1,3663Lourdes RodriguezNorth Miami BeachCriminal6734Geraldo G. AcostaHoustonCriminal1875Richard Javier GonzalezLaredoCriminal1596A. E. NunneryHoustonCriminal1347David L. GarzaAustinCriminal1198Brian D. CoyneHoustonCriminal779Lucinda Kay MarshallHoustonCriminal7410Sherra Diann MillerHoustonCriminal74

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 · 2.6 pt margin
Chris Morton (i)D545,25151.30%
Brad HartR517,53148.70%

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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