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. 2, Hon. Jim F. Kovach ...... 8 1-3:2 Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3, Hon. LaShawn A. Williams...... 14 1-3:3 Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4, Hon. Lesley Briones...... 23 2 Harris County Courts at Law — Criminal...... 29 2-1 Court Directory...... 30 2-2 Local Rules...... 35 2-3:1 Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 11, Hon. Sendrick T. Walker II...... 89 2-3:2 Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16, Hon. Darrell Jordan...... 95 3 Harris County District Court — Civil...... 97 3-1 Court Directory...... 98 3-2 Local Rules...... 103 3-3:1 Harris County 11th Civil District Court, Hon. Kristen Brauchle Hawkins...... 108 3-3:2 Harris County 55th Civil District Court, Hon. Latosha Lewis Payne...... 115 3-3:3 Harris County 127th Civil District Court, Hon. R. K. Sandill...... 121 3-3:4 Harris County 129th Civil District Court, Hon. Michael Gomez...... 125 3-3:5 Harris County 133rd Civil District Court, Hon. Jaclanel Moore McFarland...... 131 3-3:6 Harris County 151st Civil District Court (Electronic Court), Hon. Mike Engelhart...... 138 3-3:7 Harris County 152nd Civil District Court, Hon. Robert K. Schaffer...... 144 3-3:8 Harris County 190th Civil District Court, Hon. Beau A. Miller...... 151 3-3:9 Harris County 215th Civil District Court, Hon. Elaine H. Palmer...... 157 3-3:10 Harris County 270th Civil District Court, Hon. Dedra Davis...... 161 4 Harris County District Courts — Criminal...... 165 4-1 Court Directory...... 166 4-2 Local Rules...... 173 4-3:1 Harris County 208th Criminal District Court, Hon. Greg Glass...... 177 4-3:2 Harris County 337th Criminal District Court, Hon. Herb Ritchie...... 180 4-3:3 Harris County 351st Criminal District Court, Hon. George Powell...... 184 5 Harris County District Court — Family...... 189 5-1 Court Directory...... 190 5-2 Local Rules...... 193 5-3:1 Harris County 245th Judicial District Court, Hon. Tristan H. Longino...... 201 5-3:2 Harris County 246th Family District Court, Hon. Angela L. Graves-Harrington...... 209 5-3:3 Harris County 257th Family District Court, Hon. Sandra Peake...... 213 5-3:4 Harris County 280th Family District Court, Hon. Barbara J. Stalder...... 215 5-3:5 Harris County 309th Family District Court, Hon. Linda Marie Dunson...... 218 5-3:6 Harris County 310th Family District Court, Hon. Sonya L. Heath...... 221 5-3:7 Harris County 311th Judicial District Court, Hon. Germaine J. Tanner...... 229 5-3:8 Harris County 312th Family District Court, Hon. Clinton E. Wells, Jr...... 232 5-3:9 Harris County CPS Project Court, Hon. Katrina M. Griffith...... 240

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11 U.S. District Courts — Eastern District of Texas...... 771 11-1 Court Directory...... 772 11-2 Local Rules...... 775 11-3:1 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Hon. ...... 814 11-3:2 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Hon. Marcia A. Crone...... 820 11-3:3 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Hon. ...... 825

12 U.S. District Courts — Bankruptcy...... 829 12-1 Court Directory...... 830 12-2 Local Rules...... 833 12-3:1 U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas, Hon. Marvin Isgur...... 871 12-3:2 U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas, Hon. Jeffrey P. Norman...... 884

13 U.S. District Courts — Southern District of Texas Magistrate Judges...... 899 13-1 Court Directory...... 900 13-2:1 United States Magistrate Judge, Hon. Stephen Wm. Smith...... 903 13-2:2 United States Magistrate Judge, Hon. Frances H. Stacy...... 907 13-2:3 United States Magistrate Judge, Hon. Juan F. Alanis...... 918 13-2:4 United States Magistrate Judge, Hon. Christina A. Bryan...... 921

14 Brazoria County...... 927 14-1 Court Directory...... 928 14-2 Local Rules...... 933 14-3:1 Brazoria County Court at Law No. 2, Hon. Marc W. Holder...... 957 14-3:2 Brazoria County Court at Law No. 3, Hon. Jeremy E. Warren...... 960 14-3:3 Brazoria County 149th District Court, Hon. Terri Tipton Holder...... 963 14-3:4 Brazoria County 239th District Court, Hon. Patrick E. “Pat” Sebesta...... 969 14-3:5 Brazoria County 300th District Court, Hon. K. Randall Hufstetler...... 977

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