Courts427th District Court
427th District Court
District Court · Travis County
Judge Tamara B. Needles has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal — 24,980 of 26,234 filings since 2000 — and more than half of it arrives from Travis County. 875 attorneys have appeared here.
The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Filings by year2026 is partial
6 thin leading years (37 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 court875 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Charles David PopperAustinCriminal5052Raymond M. EspersenAustinCriminal4733Jon Thomas EvansAustinCriminal3824Benjamin GergenAustinCriminal3255William Jack BrowningAustinCriminal3206William Monroe HinesAustinCriminal3157David Oscar ChambersAustinCriminal2848Christopher William HolubAustinCriminal2739Cheryl Denise HinderaAustinCriminal26910Robb William ShepherdAustinCriminal261Attorneys 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