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262nd District Court

District Court · Harris County

Judge Lori Chambers Gray has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal — 31,436 of 31,436 filings since 1990 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 1,235 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Lori Chambers GrayJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
9321.9k1990 · 1,567’901991 · 1,5841992 · 1,566’921993 · 1,3481994 · 53’941995 · 1,2341996 · 1,357’961997 · 1,3271998 · 1,332’981999 · 1,3572000 · 1,427’002001 · 1,4582002 · 1,616’022003 · 1,6672004 · 461’042005 · 582006 · 69’062007 · 862008 · 83’082009 · 802010 · 133’102011 · 652012 · 69’122013 · 742014 · 59’142015 · 1,7482016 · 1,836’162017 · 1,7592018 · 1,831’182019 · 1,8522020 · 1,864’202021 · 782022 · 86’222023 · 812024 · 75’242025 · 612026 · 35’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,235 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Richard Javier GonzalezLaredoCriminal3762Randolph Earl RollHoustonCriminal2923Ellis C. McCulloughSpringCriminal2084Riddhi DesaiSugar LandCriminal1865Felix M. CantuHoustonCriminal1816E. Ross CraftHoustonCriminal1747Martha Jane ClementsMagnoliaCriminal1518Gerard W. GuerinotHoustonCriminal1509Craig BundickHoustonCriminal14810Maria Guadalupe De LeonHoustonCriminal124

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 · 0.6 pt margin
Lori Chambers Gray (i)D533,95050.32%
Tonya McLaughlinR527,13949.68%

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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