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263rd District Court

District Court · Harris County

Judge Melissa M. Morris has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal 31,527 of 31,527 filings since 1990 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 1,298 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenureWhat the record says
Melissa M. MorrisJudgeby 2026

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 1990 to present. 2026 is partial
9531.9k1990 · 1,597’901991 · 1,6111992 · 1,606’921993 · 1,3421994 · 64’941995 · 1,2401996 · 1,323’961997 · 1,3171998 · 1,299’981999 · 1,3442000 · 1,415’002001 · 1,4562002 · 1,617’022003 · 1,6832004 · 448’042005 · 602006 · 77’062007 · 742008 · 61’082009 · 782010 · 69’102011 · 632012 · 81’122013 · 782014 · 61’142015 · 1,7772016 · 1,850’162017 · 1,7642018 · 1,804’182019 · 1,8612020 · 1,906’202021 · 1042022 · 86’222023 · 1042024 · 79’242025 · 712026 · 57’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,298 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Bill GreenHoustonCriminal1,0122Brian D. CoyneHoustonCriminal2853Michael P. FosherSpringCriminal2824Larry B. DouglasHoustonCriminal2285Ray Anthony CastroHoustonCriminal2056Randolph Earl RollHoustonCriminal1957Robert R. ScottKatyCriminal1678Jack Nicholas FuerstHoustonCriminal1539Gary Michael PollandHoustonCriminal13510Marc Adam MetzeHoustonCriminal129

Attorneys in private practice with 25 or more appearances in this court’s indexed filings. Bulk government filers are not listed.

263rd District Court, Texas | Judges & Cases | Referlex