Courts263rd District Court

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
JudgeRoleTenure
Melissa M. MorrisJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 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.

Elections1 race · 1 cycle · official canvass
CandidateVotesShare
20222 candidates · 3.1 pt margin
Melissa Marie MorrisD547,07451.54%
Amber CoxR514,47748.46%

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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