Contents 1 Harris County Courts at Law — Civil...... 1 1-1 Court Directory...... 2 1-2 Local Rules...... 3 1-3:1 Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1, Hon. George Barnstone...... 18 1-3:2 Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2, Hon. Jim F. Kovach...... 19 1-3:3 Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3, Hon. LaShawn A. Williams...... 25 1-3:4 Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4, Hon. Lesley Briones...... 34 2 Harris County Courts at Law — Criminal...... 39 2-1 Court Directory...... 40 2-2 Local Rules...... 45 2-3:1 Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 11, Hon. Sedrick T. Walker II...... 98 3 Harris County District Court — Civil...... 105 3-1 Court Directory...... 106 3-2:1 Local Rules...... 113 3:2:2 Local Rules (Tax)...... 118 3-3:1 Harris County 11th Civil District Court, Hon. Kristen Brauchle Hawkins...... 122 3-3:2 Harris County 55th Civil District Court, Hon. Latosha Lewis Payne...... 129 3-3:3 Harris County 61st Civil District Court, Hon. Fredericka Phillips...... 135 3-3:4 Harris County 80th Civil District Court, Hon. Jeralynn Manor...... 140 3-3:5 Harris County 113th Civil District Court, Hon. Rabeea Sultan Collier...... 143 3-3:6 Harris County 127th Civil District Court, Hon. R. K. Sandill...... 147 3-3:7 Harris County 129th Civil District Court, Hon. Michael Gomez...... 151 3-3:8 Harris County 133rd Civil District Court, Hon. Jaclanel Moore McFarland...... 157 3-3:9 Harris County 151st Civil District Court (Electronic Court), Hon. Mike Engelhart...... 164 3-3:10 Harris County 152nd Civil District Court, Hon. Robert K. Schaffer...... 170 3-3:11 Harris County 164th Civil District Court, Hon. C. Elliott Thornton...... 177 3-3:12 Harris County 190th Civil District Court, Hon. Beau A. Miller...... 183 3-3:13 Harris County 215th Civil District Court, Hon. Elaine H. Palmer...... 189 3-3:14 Harris County 270th Civil District Court, Hon. Dedra Davis...... 193 3-3:15 Harris County 295th Civil District Court, Hon. Donna Roth...... 196 3-3:16 Harris County 334th Civil District Court, Hon. Dawn Rogers...... 200 4 Harris County District Courts — Criminal...... 205 4-1 Court Directory...... 206 4-2 Local Rules...... 213 4-3:1 Harris County 177th Criminal District Court, Hon. Robert C. Johnson...... 222 4-3:2 Harris County 178th Criminal District Court, Hon. Kelli Johnson...... 223 4-3:3 Harris County 208th Criminal District Court, Hon. Greg Glass...... 227 4-3:4 Harris County 263rd Criminal District Court, Hon. Amy Martin...... 230 4-3:5 Harris County 337th Criminal District Court, Hon. Colleen Gaido...... 235 4-3:6 Harris County 351st Criminal District Court, Hon. Natalia “Nata” Cornelio...... 236 5 Harris County District Court — Family...... 237 5-1 Court Directory...... 238 5-2 Local Rules...... 241

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11 U.S. District Courts — Eastern District of Texas...... 1055 11-1 Court Directory...... 1056 11-2 Local Rules...... 1059 11-3:1 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Hon. ...... 1124 11-3:2 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Hon. Marcia A. Crone...... 1130 11-3:3 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Hon. ...... 1135

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00_preface_toc.indd 11 6/10/2021 8:03:15 PM 12 U.S. District Courts — Bankruptcy...... 1139 12-1 Court Directory...... 1140 12-2 Local Rules...... 1143 12-3:1 U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas, Hon. Marvin Isgur...... 1182 12-3:2 U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas, Hon. Jeffrey P. Norman...... 1195

13 U.S. District Courts — Southern District of Texas Magistrate Judges...... 1211 13-1 Court Directory...... 1212 13-2:1 United States Magistrate Judge, Hon. Juan F. Alanis...... 1215 13-2:2 United States Magistrate Judge, Hon. Christina A. Bryan...... 1218 13-2:3 United States Magistrate Judge, Hon. Andrew M. Edison...... 1223 13-2:4 United States Magistrate Judge, Hon. J. Scott Hacker...... 1253 13-2:5 United States Magistrate Judge, Hon. Ronald G. Morgan...... 1256 13-2:6 United States Magistrate Judge, Hon. Dena Hanovice Palermo...... 1259 13-2:7 United States Magistrate Judge, Hon. Sam Sheldon...... 1292 13-2:8 United States Magistrate Judge, Hon. Frances H. Stacy...... 1298

14 Brazoria County...... 1309 14-1 Court Directory...... 1310 14-2 Brazoria County County Courts at Law Local Rules...... 1315 14-3 Brazoria County Justice of the Peace Court Local Rules...... 1319 14-4:1 Brazoria County Court at Law No. 2, Hon. Marc W. Holder...... 1339 14-4:2 Brazoria County Court at Law No. 3, Hon. Jeremy E. Warren...... 1342 14-4:3 Brazoria County 149th District Court, Hon. Terri Tipton Holder...... 1345 14-4:4 Brazoria County 239th District Court, Hon. Patrick E. “Pat” Sebesta...... 1351 14-4:5 Brazoria County 300th District Court, Hon. K. Randall Hufstetler...... 1359 14-4:6 Brazoria County 412th District Court, Hon. Justin R. Gilbert...... 1363 15 Chambers County...... 1365 15-1 Court Directory...... 1366 15-2 Chambers County Justice of the Peace Precinct 6, Hon. Larry R. Carter...... 1369 16 Fort Bend County...... 1373 16-1 Court Directory...... 1374 16-2 Local Rules...... 1377 16-3:1 Fort Bend County 387th Civil District Court, Hon. Brenda Mullinix...... 1464 17 Galveston County...... 1469 17-1 Court Directory...... 1470 17-2 Local Rules...... 1473 17-3:1 Galveston County 10th District Court, Hon. Kerry L. Neves...... 1497 17-3:2 Galveston County 56th Judicial District Court, Hon. Lonnie Cox...... 1502 17-3:3 Galveston County Probate Court, Hon. Kimberly Sullivan...... 1506 18 Jefferson County...... 1523 18-1 Court Directory...... 1524 18-2 Local Rules...... 1527 18-3:1 Jefferson County 317th Civil District Court, Hon. Larry Thorne...... 1623 18-3:2 Jefferson County Criminal District Court, Hon. John B. Stevens, Jr...... 1628

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