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7th Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals · Statewide

4 justices sit this bench. The docket leans criminal 10,616 of 17,666 filings since 1970. 6,266 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench4 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenureWhat the record says
Judy C. ParkerChief Justiceby 2026Profile →
Lawrence M. DossJusticeby 2026Profile →
Laura A.W. PrattJusticeby 2026Profile →
Alex L. YarbroughJusticeby 2026Profile →

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

Filings by yearWe hold filings for this court from 1970 to present. 2026 is partial
2655301981 · 11’811982 · 1441983 · 292’831984 · 3091985 · 325’851986 · 2771987 · 287’871988 · 3181989 · 382’891990 · 2981991 · 283’911992 · 3401993 · 437’931994 · 3431995 · 438’951996 · 3761997 · 439’971998 · 3881999 · 479’992000 · 5302001 · 459’012002 · 5122003 · 495’032004 · 4462005 · 438’052006 · 4682007 · 476’072008 · 4852009 · 369’092010 · 4772011 · 460’112012 · 5012013 · 409’132014 · 4022015 · 434’152016 · 4342017 · 426’172018 · 4142019 · 398’192020 · 3372021 · 277’212022 · 3142023 · 423’232024 · 3802025 · 390’252026 · 345’26

1 thin leading year (1 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 court6,266 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1James B. JohnstonAmarilloCriminal1992L. Van WilliamsonAmarilloCriminal1683Paul Edward MansurPlainsCriminal1664David Matthew CrookAustinCriminal1345Maurita Erin MulanaxAmarilloCivil1326Joe Marr WilsonAmarilloCriminal1287Darrell R. CareyCanyonCriminal1138Gary Michael BellairLubbockCivil1069Michael James SharpeeAmarilloCivil9910Julie Goen PangerLubbockCriminal92

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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