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51st District Court

District Court · Coke, Irion, Schleicher, Sterling and Tom Green counties

Judge Carmen Symes Dusek has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans criminal 329 of 329 filings since 2010 — and more than half of it arrives from Sterling County. 60 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenureWhat the record says
Carmen Symes DusekJudgeby 2026

A “by” date means the judge already sat when our first directory snapshot was taken — the year is the snapshot, not the appointment.

Elections2 races · 2 cycles · official canvass
CandidateVotesShare
2024Unopposed
Carmen Symes Dusek (i)R40,394100.00%
2020Unopposed
Carmen Symes Dusek (i)R40,273100.00%

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.

Filings by yearWe hold filings for this court from 2010 to present. 2026 is partial
18362010 · 14’102011 · 72012 · 16’122013 · 172014 · 24’142015 · 212016 · 15’162017 · 182018 · 11’182019 · 262020 · 16’202021 · 362022 · 36’222023 · 252024 · 26’242025 · 142026 · 7’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court60 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Gonzalo P. RiosSan AngeloCriminal26

Attorneys in private practice with 25 or more appearances in this court’s indexed filings. Bulk government filers are not listed.

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