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455th District Court

District Court · Travis County

Judge Laurie Rayson Eiserloh has held this bench since at least 2026, the most recent of 2 judges our directory snapshots record on it. The docket leans civil — 3,990 of 6,772 filings since 2021 — and more than half of it arrives from Travis County. 3,912 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting
JudgeRoleTenure
Former judges
Dustin HowellJudgeFeb 11, 2021 – Oct 2021Succeeded by Cleve Doty (gubernatorial appointment, effective 2021-10-19)
Filings by year2026 is partial
7041.4k2021 · 888’212022 · 1,114’222023 · 1,248’232024 · 1,394’242025 · 1,408’252026 · 720’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court3,912 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Mary SanchezAustinCivil3332Clemetric Thomas FrazierHoustonCivil1533Jason Robert NassourWest Lake HillsCivil864Brett Hermes PayneAustinCivil705Amy Reilly SallustiAddisonCivil456Karen Kocks EvertsonAustinCivil367Carl Arthur SmartDallasCivil348Eric Michael WillieAustinFamily349Tania Karina RosamondAustinFamily3410James W. EvansAustinFamily30

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 · 44.0 pt margin
Laurie EiserlohD318,64672.01%
Cleve W. Doty (i)R123,85227.99%

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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