CourtsCourt of Criminal Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals · Statewide
9 justices sit this bench. The docket leans criminal — 249,536 of 249,536 filings since 1965. 3,745 attorneys have appeared here.
The bench9 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenureWhat the record says
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 1965 to present. 2026 is partial
13 thin leading years (270 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 court3,745 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1John Barksdale HolmesBirminghamCriminal5,7202Bruce IsaacksDentonCriminal5273Jaime Eloy EsparzaEl PasoCriminal5094Bruce Edward AntonDallasCriminal4455Michael J. GuarinoGalvestonCriminal3646Gary Alan UdashenDallasCriminal3307Abe FactorHaltom CityCriminal2688Stanley L. SchwiegerWacoCriminal2609Stanley G. SchneiderHoustonCriminal21010Travis Scott WareLubbockCriminal210Attorneys in private practice with 25 or more appearances in this court’s indexed filings. Bulk government filers are not listed.