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 2022 Harris County Bench Book ix 00_preface_toc.indd 9 6/10/2021 8:03:15 PM 5-3:1 Harris County 245th Judicial District Court, Hon. Tristan H. Longino ...........................................................249 5-3:2 Harris County 246th Family District Court, Hon. Angela L. Graves-Harrington ............................................263 5-3:3 Harris County 257th Family District Court, Hon. Sandra Peake .....................................................................281 5-3:4 Harris County 280th Family District Court, Hon. Barbara J. Stalder ...............................................................291 5-3:5 Harris County 309th Family District Court, Hon. Linda Marie Dunson .........................................................302 5-3:6 Harris County 310th Family District Court, Hon. Sonya L. Heath .................................................................312 5-3:7 Harris County 311th Judicial District Court, Hon. Germaine J. Tanner ..........................................................329 5-3:8 Harris County 312th Family District Court, Hon. Clinton E. Wells, Jr. ..........................................................339 5-3:9 Harris County Child Protection Court, Hon. Katrina M. Griffith ...................................................................345 6 Harris County District Court — Juvenile ................................................................... 355 6-1 Court Directory ................................................................................................................................................356 6-2 Local Rules ........................................................................................................................................................357 7 Harris County Probate Courts .................................................................................... 361 7-1 Court Directory ................................................................................................................................................362 7-2 Local Rules ........................................................................................................................................................365 7-3:1 Harris County Probate Court No. 3, Hon. Jason Cox ......................................................................................378 7-3:2 Harris County Probate Court No. 4, Hon. James Horwitz ...............................................................................383 8 Harris County Justice Courts ..................................................................................... 387 8-1 Court Directory ................................................................................................................................................388 8-2 Local Rules ........................................................................................................................................................391 8-3:1 Harris County Justice Court Precinct 1, Place 2, Hon. David M. Patronella ....................................................404 8-3:2 Harris County Justice Court Precinct 2, Place 1, Hon. Jo Ann Delgado ...........................................................409 8-3:3 Harris County Justice Court Precinct 2, Place 2, Hon. George E. Risner .........................................................413