Courts353rd District Court
353rd District Court
District Court · Travis County
Judge Sherine E. Thomas has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans civil — 17,060 of 31,879 filings since 1984 — and more than half of it arrives from Travis County. 10,006 attorneys have appeared here.
The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Filings by year2026 is partial
2 thin leading years (13 filings between them) trimmed from the chart, as on the coverage pages; the last column is a partial year.
Attorneys who appear most in this court10,006 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Mary SanchezAustinCivil6602Kenneth Ray OdenAustinCivil5823Sharon Coffee BaxterRound RockCivil1804Jason Robert NassourWest Lake HillsCivil1465Clemetric Thomas FrazierHoustonCivil1466Amy Reilly SallustiAddisonCivil1457James W. EvansAustinFamily1218Karen Kocks EvertsonAustinCivil1139Donald D. DegrasseHoustonCivil10910Robb William ShepherdAustinCivil102Attorneys in private practice with 25 or more appearances in this court’s indexed filings. Bulk government filers are not listed.
Elections2 races · 2 cycles · official canvass
CandidateVotesShare
2024
2020
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