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232nd District Court

District Court · Harris County

Judge Josh Hill has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal — 31,556 of 31,556 filings since 1990 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 1,312 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Josh HillJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
9371.9k1990 · 1,594’901991 · 1,6341992 · 1,583’921993 · 1,3471994 · 48’941995 · 1,2461996 · 1,292’961997 · 1,3221998 · 1,341’981999 · 1,3652000 · 1,425’002001 · 1,4472002 · 1,605’022003 · 1,6572004 · 424’042005 · 832006 · 83’062007 · 712008 · 72’082009 · 882010 · 73’102011 · 682012 · 80’122013 · 812014 · 60’142015 · 1,7502016 · 1,860’162017 · 1,8062018 · 1,851’182019 · 1,8732020 · 1,852’202021 · 742022 · 87’222023 · 1122024 · 86’242025 · 752026 · 41’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,312 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Richard Javier GonzalezLaredoCriminal2822Riddhi DesaiSugar LandCriminal1643Ray Anthony CastroHoustonCriminal1614Robert T. AlexanderHoustonCriminal1215Sergio T. MirandaHoustonCriminal1216Kenneth Eugene McCoyHoustonCriminal1157James Dennis SmithHoustonCriminal1068Juan M. ContrerasHoustonCriminal1029Patricia SeguraHoustonCriminal8710Beverly Daphene MelontreeTylerCriminal87

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 · 3.5 pt margin
Josh Hill (i)D549,76551.76%
Joshua NormandR512,35448.24%

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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