Courts280th District Court

280th District Court

District Court · Harris County

Judge Damiane Dianne Curvey has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans family — 26,297 of 36,413 filings since 2000 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 6,079 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Damiane Dianne CurveyJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
1.1k2.1k2000 · 947’002001 · 1,0052002 · 1,004’022003 · 1,1572004 · 1,186’042005 · 1,1892006 · 1,142’062007 · 1,3652008 · 896’082009 · 6962010 · 2,119’102011 · 2,1012012 · 1,519’122013 · 1,4392014 · 1,424’142015 · 1,4642016 · 1,474’162017 · 1,5342018 · 1,814’182019 · 2,1172020 · 1,521’202021 · 7622022 · 1,049’222023 · 1,5182024 · 1,813’242025 · 2,0792026 · 79’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court6,079 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Daniel Joseph SnooksHoustonCivil4242Dexter D. JoynerSchulenburgCivil3133Hugh L. McKenneyGlen RoseCivil2994Gwendolyn Lee WiesenHoustonFamily1455Sipra Syngal BoydHoustonCivil1426Owen M. SonikAustinCivil1187Ted A. CoxHoustonCivil1118Milisa A. Alexis-FloresHoustonFamily1119Michael J. DarlowHoustonCivil9410Stephen H. DoncarlosBaytownCivil92

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 · 1.4 pt margin
Damiane "dianne" CurveyD535,25850.70%
Rose CardenasR520,39049.30%

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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