Courts257th District Court

257th District Court

District Court · Harris County

2 judges sit this bench. The docket leans family — 101,075 of 106,779 filings since 2000 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 5,456 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench2 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Sandra J. PeakeJudgeby 2026
Angelina D. A. GoodenAssociate Judgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
2.3k4.6k2000 · 4,647’002001 · 4,4952002 · 4,411’022003 · 4,3982004 · 4,397’042005 · 4,6012006 · 4,551’062007 · 4,4442008 · 4,503’082009 · 4,5012010 · 4,075’102011 · 4,2852012 · 4,104’122013 · 4,2002014 · 4,075’142015 · 4,0542016 · 4,497’162017 · 4,2512018 · 4,148’182019 · 3,8382020 · 3,688’202021 · 3,5902022 · 3,457’222023 · 3,2642024 · 3,152’242025 · 3,0412026 · 112’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court5,456 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Stephen LekasHoustonFamily6342Edward A. DavisHoustonFamily4943Michael Glynn BusbyHoustonFamily4344David ChanHoustonFamily3825Frank E. MannFulshearFamily3296Rosalind W. CurtisPasadenaFamily3077Joseph Ramond SotoHoustonFamily2708John M. McDermottHoustonFamily2529Bruce A. BaughmanBaytownFamily19310Mario CaballeroHoustonFamily179

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 · 3.8 pt margin
Sandra Peake (i)D548,21551.90%
Leonel Leo Farias IIR507,99148.10%

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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