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309th District Court

District Court · Harris County

2 judges sit this bench. The docket leans family — 100,851 of 106,464 filings since 2000 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 5,406 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench2 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Linda Marie DunsonJudgeby 2026
Qiana Shanne MannsAssociate Judgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
2.3k4.6k2000 · 4,603’002001 · 4,5122002 · 4,410’022003 · 4,3762004 · 4,399’042005 · 4,5582006 · 4,588’062007 · 4,4542008 · 4,492’082009 · 4,4962010 · 4,058’102011 · 4,2142012 · 4,086’122013 · 4,1822014 · 4,040’142015 · 3,9552016 · 4,492’162017 · 4,2022018 · 4,160’182019 · 3,8512020 · 3,708’202021 · 3,6032022 · 3,465’222023 · 3,2662024 · 3,119’242025 · 3,0612026 · 114’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court5,406 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Stephen LekasHoustonFamily6412Edward A. DavisHoustonFamily5053Michael Glynn BusbyHoustonFamily4444David ChanHoustonFamily3985Rosalind W. CurtisPasadenaFamily3386Frank E. MannFulshearFamily3317Joseph Ramond SotoHoustonFamily2518John M. McDermottHoustonFamily2339Mario CaballeroHoustonFamily20710Bruce A. BaughmanBaytownFamily204

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 · 3.6 pt margin
Linda Marie Dunson (i)D546,35051.78%
Jesus GuillenR508,85148.22%

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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