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98th District Court

District Court · Travis County

3 judges sit this bench. The docket leans civil — 17,907 of 33,416 filings since 1971 — and more than half of it arrives from Travis County. 10,136 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench3 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Texanna DavisAssociate Judgeby 2026
Elizabeth LawsonAssociate Judgeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
1k2k1987 · 34’871988 · 451989 · 49’891990 · 571991 · 85’911992 · 1261993 · 123’931994 · 1641995 · 237’951996 · 2571997 · 224’971998 · 3121999 · 448’992000 · 6762001 · 1,113’012002 · 1,0232003 · 1,066’032004 · 1,2042005 · 1,363’052006 · 1,2452007 · 1,064’072008 · 1,1392009 · 1,115’092010 · 1,0582011 · 1,085’112012 · 1,0802013 · 1,046’132014 · 1,5452015 · 2,040’152016 · 1,1372017 · 1,127’172018 · 1,0722019 · 1,222’192020 · 5952021 · 1,144’212022 · 1,1562023 · 1,307’232024 · 1,4012025 · 1,451’252026 · 728’26

13 thin leading years (53 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 court10,136 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Mary SanchezAustinCivil6702Kenneth Ray OdenAustinCivil6223Sharon Coffee BaxterRound RockCivil2014Amy Reilly SallustiAddisonCivil1535Clemetric Thomas FrazierHoustonCivil1426Robb William ShepherdAustinCivil1407James W. EvansAustinFamily1348Jason Robert NassourWest Lake HillsCivil1339Brett Hermes PayneAustinCivil12310Daniel Allen ClarkPflugervilleFamily121

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
Sandra Avila RamirezD401,285100.00%
2020Unopposed
Rhonda Hurley (i)D431,024100.00%

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.

Last refreshed September 23, 2026
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