Courts311th District Court

311th District Court

District Court · Harris County

2 judges sit this bench. The docket leans family — 100,813 of 106,481 filings since 2000 — and more than half of it arrives from Harris County. 5,447 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench2 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Germaine J. TannerJudgeby 2026
Kimberly BaughmanAssociate Judgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
2.3k4.6k2000 · 4,627’002001 · 4,5002002 · 4,439’022003 · 4,3922004 · 4,421’042005 · 4,6012006 · 4,551’062007 · 4,4292008 · 4,525’082009 · 4,4962010 · 4,077’102011 · 4,2362012 · 4,093’122013 · 4,2052014 · 4,038’142015 · 3,7612016 · 4,458’162017 · 4,2512018 · 4,149’182019 · 3,8612020 · 3,705’202021 · 3,6222022 · 3,474’222023 · 3,2482024 · 3,152’242025 · 3,0582026 · 112’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court5,447 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Stephen LekasHoustonFamily6572Edward A. DavisHoustonFamily5103Michael Glynn BusbyHoustonFamily4204David ChanHoustonFamily3915Frank E. MannFulshearFamily3416Rosalind W. CurtisPasadenaFamily3227Joseph Ramond SotoHoustonFamily3208John M. McDermottHoustonFamily2429Mario CaballeroHoustonFamily20310Marsha I ReedHoustonFamily196

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 · 2.4 pt margin
Germaine Ja'net Tanner (i)D539,10751.22%
Gardner EastlandR513,44248.78%

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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