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234th District Court

District Court · Harris County

Judge Lauren R. Reeder has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans civil — 41,635 of 41,672 filings since 2000 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 10,158 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Lauren R. ReederJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
1.3k2.6k2000 · 932’002001 · 9992002 · 1,028’022003 · 1,1822004 · 1,278’042005 · 1,4522006 · 1,484’062007 · 1,4492008 · 1,390’082009 · 1,5892010 · 1,548’102011 · 1,4332012 · 1,442’122013 · 1,4752014 · 1,426’142015 · 1,4652016 · 1,633’162017 · 1,6752018 · 1,996’182019 · 1,9552020 · 1,831’202021 · 1,8642022 · 1,910’222023 · 2,1762024 · 2,240’242025 · 2,5972026 · 223’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court10,158 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Daniel Joseph SnooksHoustonCivil1,1272Clemetric Thomas FrazierHoustonCivil8943Dexter D. JoynerSchulenburgCivil7374Hugh L. McKenneyGlen RoseCivil6775Angelica Maria HernandezHoustonCivil5986Herbert Alonzo StoneHoustonCivil5327Damon Dawain EdwardsHoustonCivil4968Jason L. BaileyHoustonCivil4399Randall B. StrongBaytownCivil28110Owen M. SonikAustinCivil231

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 · 3.2 pt margin
Lauren Reeder (i)D547,48251.61%
Michael WestR513,30148.39%

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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