Courts505th District Court

505th District Court

District Court · Fort Bend County

2 judges sit this bench. The docket leans family — 42,943 of 43,018 filings since 1991 — and more than half of it arrives from Fort Bend County. 1,564 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench2 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Kali MorganJudgeby 2026
LaTosha McGill ClaytonAssociate Judgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
9501.9k1991 · 575’911992 · 6071993 · 658’931994 · 6791995 · 746’951996 · 8831997 · 840’971998 · 7911999 · 802’992000 · 8362001 · 905’012002 · 1,0182003 · 1,127’032004 · 1,0772005 · 1,170’052006 · 1,1752007 · 1,254’072008 · 1,3392009 · 1,401’092010 · 1,3602011 · 1,540’112012 · 1,4522013 · 1,550’132014 · 1,5612015 · 1,899’152016 · 1,6702017 · 1,642’172018 · 1,6562019 · 1,729’192020 · 1,4702021 · 1,419’212022 · 1,3822023 · 1,479’232024 · 1,4692025 · 1,307’252026 · 550’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court1,564 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Dean Patrick ZandRichmondFamily822Michelle Rene' KestlerRichmondFamily663Victoria Darlene MendozaSugar LandFamily654Frank Jeffrey VendtRichmondFamily485David ChanHoustonFamily466Michael Glynn BusbyHoustonFamily447Lennea Michelle CannonSugar LandFamily408Jamie Kaye JordanSugar LandFamily389Donnica Marie BlackfulSugar LandFamily3310Olugboyega Rotimi AreolaHoustonFamily32

Attorneys 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
2024Unopposed
Kali Morgan (i)D193,816100.00%
20202 candidates · 5.1 pt margin
Kali MorganD176,52952.57%
David S. Perwin (i)R159,29847.43%

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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