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281st District Court

District Court · Harris County

Judge Christine Weems has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans civil — 42,031 of 42,081 filings since 2000 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 10,095 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Christine WeemsJudgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
1.3k2.6k2000 · 971’002001 · 9952002 · 997’022003 · 1,2012004 · 1,276’042005 · 1,4592006 · 1,479’062007 · 1,4482008 · 1,382’082009 · 1,5952010 · 1,552’102011 · 1,4702012 · 1,446’122013 · 1,4822014 · 1,427’142015 · 1,4662016 · 1,638’162017 · 1,6802018 · 1,966’182019 · 1,9742020 · 1,825’202021 · 1,9682022 · 1,936’222023 · 2,3422024 · 2,289’242025 · 2,5962026 · 221’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court10,095 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Daniel Joseph SnooksHoustonCivil1,0322Herbert Alonzo StoneHoustonCivil8963Clemetric Thomas FrazierHoustonCivil8354Hugh L. McKenneyGlen RoseCivil7395Dexter D. JoynerSchulenburgCivil6806Angelica Maria HernandezHoustonCivil4317Jason L. BaileyHoustonCivil4158Randall B. StrongBaytownCivil2729Damon Dawain EdwardsHoustonCivil27210Owen M. SonikAustinCivil262

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 · 2.7 pt margin
Christine Weems (i)D542,82051.33%
Michelle FragaR514,77448.67%

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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