We had 20 lawyers complete 14 trials this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results – 8 Guilty Verdicts, 4 Not Guilty Verdicts, 2 In Trial Pleas and 1 Hung Jury.
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 36 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
January 31, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor Savana Hooper for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1738630 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
MURDER – Sentence: To Be Determined
(Presiding judge – Hilary Unger – jury trial) co-counsel John Hyde
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January 31, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor John Hyde for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1738630 out of the 248th Criminal District Court for the offense of
MURDER – Sentence: To Be Determined
(Presiding judge – Hilary Unger – jury trial) co-counsel Savana Hooper
HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
January 31, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor Steven Walsh for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1763994 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
MURDER – Sentence: To Be Determined
(Presiding judge – Ana Martinez – jury trial) co-counsel Kelly Marshall
January 31, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor Kelly Marshall for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1763994 out of the 179th Criminal District Court for the offense of
MURDER – Sentence: To Be Determined
(Presiding judge – Ana Martinez – jury trial) co-counsel Steve Walsh
January 31, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor Thomas Waddle for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1772216 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
MURDER – Sentence: 60 Years in Prison
(Presiding judge – Christi Kennedy – jury trial) co-counsel Ella Dinh
January 31, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor Ella Dinh for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1772216 out of the 228th Criminal District Court for the offense of
MURDER – Sentence: 60 Years in Prison
(Presiding judge – Christi Kennedy – jury trial) co-counsel Thomas Waddle
January 30, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Doug Murphy for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2500360 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
DWI
(Presiding judge – Genesis Draper – jury trial) co-counsel Chris McKinney
January 30, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Chris McKinney for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2500360 out of County Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
DWI
(Presiding judge – Genesis Draper – jury trial) co-counsel Doug Murphy
January 30, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor Katelyn Niles for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1858772 out of the 482nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
FELON IN POSSESSION OF A WEAPON – Sentence: 25 Years in Prison
(Presiding judge – Veronica Nelson – jury trial)
January 29, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor Georgina Stephenson for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1856085 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD – Sentence: 40 Years in Prison
(Presiding judge – Chris Morton – jury trial)
January 30, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor Grayson Berdofe for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1862696 out of the 488th Criminal District Court for the offense of
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT FAMILY MEMBER – Sentence: 9 Years in Prison
(Presiding judge – Matt Peneguy – jury trial)
January 28, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor Nisha King Hawkins for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1712878 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD – Sentence: To Be Determined
(Presiding judge – Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Tyler Arner
January 28, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor Tyler Arner for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1712878 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD – Sentence: To Be Determined
(Presiding judge – Te’iva Bell – jury trial) co-counsel Nisha King Hawkins
January 30, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Woodrow Dixon for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2436292 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
ASSAULT
(Presiding judge – Raul Rodriguez – jury trial)
January 30, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Roger Tavira for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2510797 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
ASSAULT FAMILY MEMBER
(Presiding judge – Andrew Wright – jury trial)
January 29, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor Derin Bethea for earning a Guilty Verdict for the State of Texas in Cause Number 2500809 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
ASSAULT FAMILY MEMBER – Sentence: 2 Years Probation
(Presiding judge – Leslie Johnson – jury trial)
January 28, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Aaron Saldana for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 2509380 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
ASSAULT FAMILY MEMBER
(Presiding judge – Erika Ramirez – jury trial)
January 27, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor Peter Basilious for earning an In-Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1626169 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD – Sentence: 5 Years Deferred Probation
(Presiding judge – Leslie Yates – jury trial) co-counsel Renee Serrato
January 27, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor Renee Serrato for earning an In-Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1626169 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
INDECENCY WITH A CHILD – Sentence: 5 Years Deferred Probation
(Presiding judge – Leslie Yates – jury trial) co-counsel Peter Basilious
January 29, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Prosecutor Blaise Jurisich for earning an In-Trial Plea for the State of Texas in Cause Number 1799436 out of the 262nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
FELON IN POSSESSION OF A WEAPON – Sentence: 20 Years in Prison
(Presiding judge – Lori Chambers Gray – jury trial)
January 30, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Show Me The Justice acknowledges the hard work and dedication from Prosecutor Barbara Mousset (l-r) and Defense Attorney Jerome Godinich in Cause Number 1736815 out of the 185th Criminal District Court which resulted in a Hung Jury for the offense of
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD
(presiding judge Andy Beall – jury trial)
HONORABLE MENTION
January 30, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Defense Attorney (former Harris County District Attorney) Dave Brucker for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your army staff sargeant client in MILITARY COURT out of Fort Wainright in Alaska for the offense of
SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR
(Presiding judge – COURT TRIAL)
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations may NOT be 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Craig Stewart for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2508627 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Coby Dubose for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2498873 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
EVADING ARREST
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Coby Dubose for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2512267 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 16 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Diana Sims for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1633986 out of the 486th Criminal District Court for the offense of
MURDER
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Cavita Sharma for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1849989 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Michael Mercer for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1864370 out of the 338th Criminal District Court for the offense of
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Thomas Johnson for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1845840 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
THEFT $2500 – $30K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Hunter Hoaglund for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2520328 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
ASSAULT
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Marcus Esther for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2504444 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Coby Dubose for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2523057 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
ASSAULT
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Noel Bailey for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1849338 out of the 351st Criminal District Court for the offense of
FELON in Possession of a Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brennen Dunn for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1852826 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Erik Locascio earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2523825 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kevin Wright for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1855658 out of the 486th Criminal District Court for the offense of
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Rachel Reingold Wisener for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2518159 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 14 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Daniel De Luna for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2510488 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 13 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Jane Vara for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1866372 out of the 209th Criminal District Court for the offense of
INDECENCY with a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Jeff Sims for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2503931 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
ASSAULT
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Keeyli Alfaro for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1849011 out of the 230th Criminal District Court for the offense of
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorneys Sally Ring and Todd Ward for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1731828 out of the 495th Criminal District Court for the offense of
MURDER
HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kate Ferrell for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2511036 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 1 for the offense of
ASSAULT
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ricardo Loredo for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2539459 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Abel Izaguirre for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2531698 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
TERRORISTIC THREAT
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sherman Hatton for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2523350 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney LaKayla Fridie for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2511690 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 12 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Stanley Schneider for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1820999 out of the 486th Criminal District Court for the offense of
MURDER
HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Joaquina Rodriguez for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2521555 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lucio Montes for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1760442 out of the 180th Criminal District Court for the offense of
INJURY to a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Erik Locascio for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2523976 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Ed Chernoff for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2525608 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 3 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Kurt Agomuo for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1707670 out of the 339th Criminal District Court for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member – Choking
Show Me The Justice recognizes Public Defender Duncan Isaac for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2543682 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 15 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Connor Flanagan for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2535976 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Grant Scheiner for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1780014 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
CONTINUOUS VIOLENCE Against the Family
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Francisco Fernandez for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1789418 out of the 232nd Criminal District Court for the offense of
INDECENCY with a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Herman Martinez for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2501315 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
DWI
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY LEADERBOARD 2025
Leading Prosecutors for Winning Felony and Misdemeanor Verdicts for 2025
Show Me The Justice congratulates Harris County Prosecutor Danielle Oxford for earning the MOST Guilty verdicts in 2024 – 9 “Guilty” Verdicts
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Open in new tab DEFENSE ATTORNEY LEADERBOARD 2025
Leading Defense Attorneys for Winning Felony and Misdemeanor Verdicts for 2025
Show Me The Justice congratulates Harris County Criminal Defense Attorney Savannah Luna for earning the MOST Not Guilty verdicts in 2024 – 5 “Not Guilty” Verdicts
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FELONY JUDGES LEADERBOARD 2025
All Elected Felony Judges and their trial totals for 2025
Show Me The Justice congratulates Harris County Criminal District Court 248th judge Hilary Unger for presiding over the MOST Felony Trials in 2024 – 19 trials
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MISDEMEANOR JUDGES LEADERBOARD 2025
All Elected Misdemeanor Judges and their trial totals for 2025
Show Me The Justice congratulates Harris County Criminal Court at Law Number 8 judge Erika Ramirez for presiding over the MOST Misdemeanor Trials in 2024 – 17 trials
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VISITING JUDGE LEADERBOARD 2025
Emergency Relief Docket Visiting Judges and their trial totals for 2025
Show Me The Justice congratulates Harris County Visiting and Former judge John Clinton for presiding over the MOST Trials on the Emergency Trial Docket in 2024 – 21 trials
Show Me The Justice congratulates Harris County Visiting and Former judge Denise Collins for presiding over the MOST Felony Trials on the Emergency Trial Docket in 2024 – 13 trials
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DEFENSE LEADERBOARD -LAST 8 YEARS
Leading Defense Attorneys for Winning Felony and Misdemeanor Verdicts since February 2017
Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Criminal Defense Lawyer Tyler Flood for leading the MOST Not Guilty Verdicts since 2017
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DEFENSE LEADERBOARD FELONIES – LAST 8 YEARS
Leading Defense Attorneys for Winning Felony Verdicts since February 2017
Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Criminal Defense Lawyer Maverick Ray for leading the MOST Felony Not Guilty Verdicts since 2017
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PROSECUTOR LEADERBOARD – LAST 8 YEARS
Leading Prosecutors for Winning Felony and Misdemeanor Verdicts since February 2017
Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Prosecutor Danielle Oxford for leading the MOST Guilty verdicts since 2017
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LAWYER VERDICTS – LAST 8 YEARS
All Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys and Public Defenders Successful Verdicts since February 2017
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JUDGES TRIALS – LAST 8 YEARS
All Felony, Misdemeanor and Visiting Judges trials since February 2017
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COURT DOCKET EFFICIENCY – MISDEMEANORS
Top 10 Misdemeanor Courts for LOWEST docket totals December 2024 – source: Harris County Courts Active Cases Report
Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Criminal Court at Law #3 judge Leslie Johnson for leading the MOST efficient misdemeanor docket through December 2024
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COURT DOCKET EFFICIENCY – FELONIES
Top 10 Felony Courts for LOWEST docket totals December 2024 – source: Harris County District Criminal District Courts Dashboard
Show Me The Justice recognizes Harris County Criminal District Court 488 judge Matt Peneguy for leading the MOST efficient felony docket through December 2024
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HARRIS COUNTY COURT REPORTERS AND THEIR TRIAL TIPS
Great tips from the Harris County Court Reporters!
I interviewed 12 of some of the best court reporters working the Harris County Criminal Courts and got their “inside information” on how jurors, lawyers, witnesses and judges can improve in trial to make it easier for the court reporter to take down ALL the information required of them for an excellent record.
RETAINED CASES?
Are you curious if the RETAINED cases are dwindling at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse? Here is the breakdown of retained cases (defendant paying a lawyer out of his own pocket), cases that are appointed (defendant receiving a free lawyer appointed by the judge and paid for by the county), cases that are appointed in the misdemeanor courts through the MAC system (defendant receiving a free lawyer selected by the Managed Assigned Counsel Program and paid for by the county) and cases that are appointed to the defense attorneys who work in the Public Defender’s Office. See article on Harris County Indigent and Defense Systems (Information derived from District Clerk’s website > Public Datasets > CrimFilingsWithFutureSettings)
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE DASHBOARD
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has launched the Data Transparency Dashboard, an innovative project aimed at promoting data freedom. This dashboard provides valuable data about the local justice system to the public, media, and researchers. The initiative seeks to foster openness, accountability, and informed public participation in line with transparent government principles – Harris County District Attorney’s Office
HARRIS COUNTY FELONY DASHBOARD
HARRIS COUNTY MISDEMEANOR COURTS DASHBOARD
THEFT BY CHECK TRIAL MANUAL
Have a theft by check or Issuance of a Bad Check trial? As the Former Chief Prosecutor of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office Check Fraud Division and a defender of over 15,000 clients who were charged with writing bad checks, I wrote a TRIAL GUIDE for prosecuting and defending bad check charges. Feel free to use my trial manual for guidance. Hit the upper right hand corner to download
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