Courts245th District Court

245th District Court

District Court · Harris County

2 judges sit this bench. The docket leans family — 101,080 of 106,695 filings since 2000 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 5,420 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench2 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Angela M. LancelinJudgeby 2026
Roland N. BrownAssociate Judgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
2.3k4.6k2000 · 4,608’002001 · 4,4852002 · 4,429’022003 · 4,3682004 · 4,425’042005 · 4,5812006 · 4,543’062007 · 4,4682008 · 4,538’082009 · 4,5232010 · 4,010’102011 · 4,2472012 · 4,102’122013 · 4,2002014 · 4,053’142015 · 3,9952016 · 4,483’162017 · 4,2442018 · 4,145’182019 · 3,8972020 · 3,704’202021 · 3,6112022 · 3,481’222023 · 3,2372024 · 3,148’242025 · 3,0492026 · 121’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court5,420 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Stephen LekasHoustonFamily6292Edward A. DavisHoustonFamily4443Michael Glynn BusbyHoustonFamily3594David ChanHoustonFamily3545Rosalind W. CurtisPasadenaFamily3466Frank E. MannFulshearFamily3307Joseph Ramond SotoHoustonFamily2808John M. McDermottHoustonFamily2459Mario CaballeroHoustonFamily21910Bruce A. BaughmanBaytownFamily200

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 · 3.6 pt margin
Angela LancelinD547,75451.79%
Dan LemkuilR509,89248.21%

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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