Courts53rd District Court
53rd District Court
District Court · Travis County
Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel has held this bench since at least 2026. The docket leans civil — 17,933 of 33,056 filings since 1968 — and more than half of it arrives from Travis County. 10,350 attorneys have appeared here.
The bench1 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Filings by year2026 is partial
13 thin leading years (64 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 court10,350 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Mary SanchezAustinCivil6372Kenneth Ray OdenAustinCivil5603Sharon Coffee BaxterRound RockCivil1874Clemetric Thomas FrazierHoustonCivil1595Amy Reilly SallustiAddisonCivil1446Jason Robert NassourWest Lake HillsCivil1357Robb William ShepherdAustinCivil1348Donald D. DegrasseHoustonCivil1309Daniel Allen ClarkPflugervilleFamily11610James W. EvansAustinFamily113Attorneys 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