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247th District Court

District Court · Harris County

2 judges sit this bench. The docket leans family — 101,002 of 106,524 filings since 2000 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 5,447 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench2 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Janice BergJudgeby 2026
Bethany ArnoldAssociate Judgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
2.3k4.6k2000 · 4,625’002001 · 4,4842002 · 4,432’022003 · 4,3822004 · 4,375’042005 · 4,6112006 · 4,575’062007 · 4,4382008 · 4,473’082009 · 4,4902010 · 4,052’102011 · 4,2222012 · 4,041’122013 · 4,1812014 · 4,005’142015 · 4,0302016 · 4,465’162017 · 4,2262018 · 4,167’182019 · 3,8772020 · 3,701’202021 · 3,6112022 · 3,458’222023 · 3,2682024 · 3,162’242025 · 3,0532026 · 120’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court5,447 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Stephen LekasHoustonFamily6312Edward A. DavisHoustonFamily4483David ChanHoustonFamily4284Michael Glynn BusbyHoustonFamily3815Frank E. MannFulshearFamily3656Rosalind W. CurtisPasadenaFamily3267Joseph Ramond SotoHoustonFamily2728John M. McDermottHoustonFamily2339Marsha I ReedHoustonFamily19810Bruce A. BaughmanBaytownFamily196

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 · 4.7 pt margin
Janice Berg (i)D552,47652.33%
Geric TipswordR503,37747.67%

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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