Montgomery Court Watch

Cases · the civil docket, 2021 to date

Where the county's cases go, and how they end

What this page is. Public records, each with its source, retrieval time and file hash. It does not suggest or imply that any person or entity has engaged in illegal or improper conduct. Many people and entities have the same or similar names; open the source before relying on a match. Figures marked derived are computed from the records by the rule on the Method page and are not findings. Corrections.

Every civil and family case filed in Montgomery County since January 2021, grouped by the court that holds it now. Counts only. The 457th's endings come from its registers of actions; the other courts' endings have not been pulled.

Filings by court

Show by

Judge Kristin Bays (284th)
15,287
Judge Tracy Gilbert (418th)
12,410
Judge Kristin Norsworthy (410th)
12,363
Judge Vince Santini (457th)
12,090
Judge Amy Tucker (CCL 3)
5,681
Judge Scharlene Valdez (CCL 6)
4,349
District Clerk
2,389
CCL 2
1,117
Judge Phil Grant (9th)
120
Judge Kathleen Hamilton (359th)
100

202120222023202420252026

Date Filed search, civil + family, all courts; court = current court · odyssey-civil-filed-2021-2026-all-courts.csv · pulled 2026-09-08T01:54:58Z

Court × case family

DivorceConsumer/Commercial DebtDivorce with ChildrenMotor Vehicle Accident(Title IV-D OAG Use Only) EstablishmentReal PropertyTax CaseOther CivilOther ContractForeclosureProtective OrdersParent Child RelationshipName Change AdultOther Injury or Damage
Judge Kristin Bays (284th)2,85111,9501,8843,1281,1028891,210568
Judge Tracy Gilbert (418th)3,67313,0631,584121885585557
Judge Kristin Norsworthy (410th)3,7103,0661,667110813625531
Judge Vince Santini (457th)2,8462,0021,85141,0839191,185558
Judge Amy Tucker (CCL 3)1,6081,4007535476306259
Judge Scharlene Valdez (CCL 6)2,757452113329509142
District Clerk2
CCL 2414554724909
Judge Phil Grant (9th)2
Judge Kathleen Hamilton (359th)1

How cases in ended, by year derived

Disposition types as the clerk recorded them, grouped into eight classes by the rule on the Method page. A disposition is an ending, not a winner.

2021
944
2022
1,633
2023
2,433
2024
2,294
2025
3,101
2026
2,303

dismissed / nonsuitdismissed for want of prosecutionagreed judgmentdefault judgmentsummary judgmentjudgment after trialmovedother

dispositions from the 457th registers of actions · odyssey-details-457th-2021-2026/details.csv

Every attorney of record in that court

The whole-court table, with the direction proxy for everyone, is on the Compare page (1255 attorneys in this court).

Eminent domain filings by condemnor and year

20212022202320252026
State of Texas4413612
Entergy Texas2129111
Grand Prix Pipeline35
Mustang Express Pipeline25
Montgomery County, Texas11226
Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline131
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric11
City of Houston, Texas10
Southern Montgomery County Municipal Utility District34
City of Oak Ridge North, Texas4
City of Conroe3
City of Oak Ridge North3

Case type "Real Property - Eminent Domain" in the county-wide pull; condemnor is the left side of the case style. Parcels and the map are on Land.