The state is divided into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region has a presiding judge that is appointed by the Governor to serve a four-year term.
The presiding judge may be a regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court.
The duties of the presiding judge include promulgating and implementing regional rules of administration, advising local judges on judicial management, recommending changes to the Supreme Court for the improvement of judicial administration, and acting for local administrative judges in their absence. The presiding judges also have the authority to assign visiting judges to hold court when necessary to dispose of accumulated business in the region.
Map of Judicial Regions (Full Size) [pdf - 2.33 MB]
First Administrative Judicial Region
Presiding Judge: The Honorable John Ovard
Address: 133 N. Industrial Blvd., LB 50, Dallas, TX 75207
Website: www.firstadmin.com
Map: 1st Region [pdf]
Counties Served: Anderson, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Collin, Dallas, Delta, Ellis, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, Rusk, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt, and Wood
Second Administrative Judicial Region
Presiding Judge: The Honorable Olen Underwood, 284th District Court Judge
Address: 207 W. Phillips, Third Floor, Conroe, TX 77301
Website: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/dcourts/2ndadmin/
Map: 2nd Region [pdf]
Counties Served: Angelina, Bastrop, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Fort Bend, Freestone, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Jefferson, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton, Orange, Polk, Robertson, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller, Washington, and Wharton
Third Administrative Judicial Region
Presiding Judge: The Honorable B.B. Schraub
Address: 101 E. Court St., Rm. 302, Seguin, TX 78155-5779
Website: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/3ajr/3ajr.asp
Map: 3rd Region [pdf]
Counties Served: Austin, Bell, Blanco, Bosque, Burnet, Caldwell, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hays, Hill, Lampasas, Lavaca, Llano, McLennan, Milam, Navarro, San Saba, Travis, and Williamson
Fourth Administrative Judicial Region
Presiding Judge: The Honorable David Peeples, 224th District Court Judge
Address: Bexar County Courthouse, 100 Dolorosa, San Antonio, TX 78205
Website: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/4ajr/4ajr.asp
Map: 4th Region [pdf]
Counties Served: Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Calhoun, DeWitt, Dimmit, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, LaSalle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala
Fifth Administrative Judicial Region
Presiding Judge: Honorable J. Manuel Bañales
Address: 901 Leopard, Suite 505, Corpus Christi, TX 78741
Website: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/5ajr/5ajr.asp
Map: 5th Region [pdf]
Counties Served: Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Starr, and Willacy
Sixth Administrative Judicial Region
Presiding Judge: The Honorable Stephen Ables, 216th District Court Judge
Address: Kerr County Courthouse, 700 Main, Kerrville, TX 78028
Website: N/A
Map: 6th Region [pdf]
Counties Served: Bandera, Brewster, Crockett, Culberson, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Mason, Medina, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, and Val Verde
Seventh Administrative Judicial Region
Presiding Judge: The Honorable Dean Rucker, 318th District Court Judge
Address: 200 W. Wall, Ste. 200, Midland, TX 79701
Website: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/7ajr/7ajr.asp
Map: 7th Region [pdf]
Counties Served: Andrews, Borden, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Fisher, Gaines, Garza, Glasscock, Haskell, Howard, Irion, Jones, Kent, Loving, Lynn, Martin, McCulloch, Menard, Midland, Mills, Mitchell, Nolan, Reeves, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Sterling, Stonewall, Taylor, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Ward, and Winkler
Eighth Administrative Judicial Region
Presiding Judge: The Honorable Jeff Walker, 96th District Court Judge
Address: Tarrant County Courthouse, 401 W. Belknap, Fort Worth, TX 76196
Website: N/A
Map: 8th Region [pdf]
Counties Served: Archer, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Wichita, Wise, and Young
Ninth Administrative Judicial Region
Presiding Judge: The Honorable Kelly G. Moore, 121st District Court Judge
Address: 500 W. Main, Rm. 204W, Brownfield, TX 79316
Website: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/9ajr/9ajr.asp
Map: 9th Region [pdf]
Counties Served: Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Terry, Wheeler, Wilbarger, and Yoakum
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Updated: 06-Sep-2008
