Courts23rd District Court
23rd District Court
District Court · Matagorda and Wharton counties
Judge John C. Maher has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal — 4,112 of 5,603 filings since 2010. 1,120 attorneys have appeared here.
The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenureWhat the record says
A “by” date means the judge already sat when our first directory snapshot was taken — the year is the snapshot, not the appointment.
Filings by yearWe hold filings for this court from 2010 to 2019.
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,120 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Tommy James SticklerAlvinCriminal1382Charles Dewitt AdamsPasadenaCriminal1133Perry Richard StevensAngletonCriminal884Zachary Scott MaloneyLeague CityCriminal785Von H. SheltonAngletonCriminal776Dallas Craig HughesHoustonCriminal737Ronald Bruce HelsonAngletonCriminal688Brooks Lee BassAngletonCriminal679Cary Marshall FadenSugar LandCriminal6710Phillip James MorinPearlandCriminal66Attorneys in private practice with 25 or more appearances in this court’s indexed filings. Bulk government filers are not listed.