We had 3 lawyers complete 2 trials this week at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse. The results – 1 Not Guilty Verdict and 1 In-Trial Dismissal.
Congratulations to the trial winners and to the 13 Lawyers below who won their case with a dismissal of charges!
January 24, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Eddie Cortes for earning a Not Guilty Verdict for your client in Cause Number 1714276 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
MURDER
(Presiding judge – Hazel Jones – jury trial)
HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
January 24, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Lisa Andrews for earning an In Trial Dismissal (after a successful Motion to Suppress) for your client in Cause Number 1821853 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
CAPITAL MURDER
(Presiding judge – Kat Thomas – jury trial) co-counsel Bryan Savoy
HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
January 24, 2025 – Show Me The Justice
Congratulations to Defense Attorney Bryan Savoy for earning an In Trial Dismissal for your client (after a successful Motion to Suppress Evidence) in Cause Number 1821853 out of the 184th Criminal District Court for the offense of
CAPITAL MURDER
(Presiding judge – Kat Thomas – jury trial) co-counsel Lisa Andrews
HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
Note: The following spreadsheets, standings, charts, graphs and compilations may NOT be 100% accurate and should not be relied upon as authoritative information.
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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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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Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Connor Flanagan for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2487082 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
TERRORISTIC THREAT
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Brad Runcie for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2504525 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Octavio Rivera Bujosa for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2513225 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 2 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lara Autrey for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1830475 out of the 185th Criminal District Court for the offense of
INDECENCY with a Child
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Paul Morgan for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1833402 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Matt Perez for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2504727 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
DEADLY CONDUCT
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Akilah Bacy for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2505654 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Tillet Mills for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2507285 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 5 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Keeyli Alfaro for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2518621 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 7 for the offense of
ASSAULT Family Member
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Philip Gommels for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1715895 out of the 174th Criminal District Court for the offense of
MONEY LAUNDERING $30K – $150K
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Lott Brooks for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 1786086 out of the 176th Criminal District Court for the offense of
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT with a Deadly Weapon
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Eleazar Maldonado for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2493776 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 6 for the offense of
DWI
Show Me The Justice recognizes Defense Attorney Sonya Butts for earning a trial setting dismissal for your client in Cause Number 2507406 out of Criminal Court at Law Number 8 for the offense of
UNLAWFULLY CARRYING a Weapon
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 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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