Court Coronavirus Information
Approved Jury Trials
Pursuant to the Supreme Court of Texas’ Emergency Orders, the Office of Court Administration is directed to assist trial courts in conducting a limited number of jury trials prior to October 1. The trials listed below have been approved to proceed as part of the limited number of jury trials.
| City/County | Judge | Proposed Trial Date | Case Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie County | Bill Miller | 6/18/2020 | Aggravated Robbery | Conducted |
| Scurry County | Ernie Armstrong | 6/29/2020 | Aggravated Robbery | Conducted |
| Bowie County | John Tidwell | 6/29/2020 | Aggravated Sexual Assault Child | Conducted |
| Harris County | Belinda Hill | 7/6/2020 | Continuation of Arkema Trial | Continued |
| Cameron County | Janet Leal | 7/20/2020 | Felon in possession of firearm | Continued |
| Williamson County | Doug Arnold | 7/20/2020 | Assault - Family Violence | Pled |
| Randall County | Ana Estevez | 7/20/2020 | Aggravated Robbery | Pled |
| Henderson County | Dan Moore | 7/23/2020 | Aggravated Robbery | Continued |
| Comal County | Dib Waldrip | 7/23/2020 | Home owners association dispute | Conducted |
| Harris County | Donna Roth | 7/27/2020 | Fraud/Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Settled |
| Brown County | Steve Ellis | 7/27/2020 | Sexual Assault Child; Cont Sexual Abuse of Child Punishment | Pled |
| Brazos County | Steve Smith | 8/3/2020 | Aggravated Assault Deadly Weapon | Conducted |
| Harris County | Latosha Payne | 8/5/2020 | Products Liability | Continued |
| Brazos County | Kyle Hawthorne | 8/10/2020 | Juvenile trial | Continued |
| Tarrant County | Bob Brotherton | 8/10/2020 | Civil Commitment (H&S Code Ch. 841) | Conducted |
| Brazos County | Steve Smith | 8/10/2020 | Civil case | Continued |
| Brazos County | Travis Bryan | 8/10/2020 | Criminal competency trial | Continued |
| Brown County | Steve Ellis | 8/10/2020 | Assault - Family Violence | Conducted |
| Tarrant County | Chris Wolfe | 8/10/2020 | Capital Murder - Death | Continued |
| Irion County | Carmen Dusek | 8/10/2020 | Possession of Child Pornography | Continued |
| Travis County JP | Nicholas Chu | 8/11/2020 | Class C Speeding in Construction Zone - Virtual | Conducted |
| Bowie County | Jeff Addison | 8/11/2020 | Sexual assault | Panel qualified; pled before trial commenced |
| Tarrant County | Elizabeth Berry | 8/17/2020 | Capital Murder - Death | Continued |
| Brazos County | Kyle Hawthorne | 8/17/2020 | Continuous Family Violence Assault | Mistrial - COVID related |
| Collin County | Andrea Thompson | 8/17/2020 | Aggravated Sexual Assault Child | Continued |
| Montgomery County | Claudia Laird | 8/17/2020 | Eviction Appeal | Conducted |
| Brazos County | Steve Smith | 8/17/2020 | Burglary - 3rd degree | Conducted - punishment delayed to September due to COVID issue |
| Bowie County | Bill Miller | 8/17/2020 | Possession of Controlled Substance | Continued |
| Bowie County | John Tidwell | 8/17/2020 | Capital Murder - Non-Death | Conducted |
| Fort Bend County | Jim Shoemake | 8/18/2020 | Assault - Family Violence | Jury picked, trial delayed for COVID reasons |
| Bexar County | Antonia Arteaga | 8/19/2020 | Personal injury civil trial - virtual | Jury qualified remotely- trial delayed to September |
| Scurry County | Ernie Armstrong | 8/20/2020 | Tax appraisal challenge | Conducted |
| El Paso County | Patrick Garcia | 8/21/2020 | Civil Commitment (H&S Code Ch. 841) | Waiver of jury trial |
| Randall County | Ana Estevez | 8/24/2020 | Aggravated Assault Deadly Weapon | Conducted |
| Harris County | Beau Miller | 8/24/2020 | Personal Injury - Auto | Conducted |
| Kendall County | Kirsten Cohoon | 8/24/2020 | Aggravated Assault Deadly Weapon | Conducted |
| Mills County | Steve Ellis | 8/24/2020 | DWI - 3rd | Pled |
| Nolan County | Glen Harrison | 8/25/2020 | Civil Commitment (H&S Code Ch. 841) | Conducted |
| El Paso County | Maria Salas Mendoza | 8/28/2020 | Aggravated Assault Deadly Weapon | Continued |
| Harris County | Daryl Moore | 8/31/2020 | MDL injury case | Settled |
| Brazos County | Kyle Hawthorne | 8/31/2020 | Possession of Controlled Substance | Pled |
| Brazos County | Travis Bryan | 8/31/2020 | Criminal competency trial | Continued |
| Brazos County | Steve Smith | 8/31/2020 | Family - custody | Conducted |
| Gregg County | Alfonso Charles | 8/31/2020 | Aggravated Assault | Conducted |
| Gregg County | Vincent Dulweber | 8/31/2020 | Personal Injury - Auto | Conducted |
| Brazoria County | Terri Holder | 9/8/2020 | Civil - Tort | Continued |
| Harris County | Donna Roth | 9/8/2020 | Civil case | Conducted |
| Harris County | Rabeea Sultan Collier | 9/8/2020 | Civil case | Conducted, settled after jury seated |
| Harris County | Steven Kirkland | 9/8/2020 | Civl - tort | Continued |
| Midland County | George Gilles | 9/8/2020 | Civil Commitment (H&S Code Ch. 841) | Conducted |
| Harris County | Andrew Wright | 9/11/2020 | Criminal case | Continued |
| Bowie County | Bill Miller | 9/14/2020 | Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon | Conducted |
| Brazos County | Travis Bryan | 9/14/2020 | Civil commitment | Conducted |
| Brazos County | Kyle Hawthorne | 9/14/2020 | Juvenile case | Conducted |
| Collin County | Jennifer Edgeworth | 9/14/2020 | Assault - Family Violence | Pled |
| DeWitt County | Jack Marr | 9/14/2020 | Criminal case | Mistrial |
| Harris County | Kelli Johnson | 9/14/2020 | Felon in possession of firearm, aggravated sexual assault | Continued |
| Harris County | Sonya Heath | 9/14/2020 | Family - custody | Conducted |
| Jones County | Brooks Hagler | 9/14/2020 | Indecency with a Child - Contact | Continued |
| Matagorda County | Craig Estlinbaum | 9/14/2020 | Possession of Controlled Substance | Continued |
| Panola County | LeAnn Rafferty | 9/14/2020 | Capital Murder - Non-Death | Continued |
| Randall County | Ana Estevez | 9/14/2020 | Family - custody | Conducted |
| Travis County | Karin Crump | 9/14/2020 | Civil case - to be tried virtually | Continued |
| Harris County | Beau Miller | 9/15/2020 | Civil case | Conducted |
| Harris County | Amy Martin | 9/15/2020 | Intoxication Assault - Serious Bodily Injury | Pled |
| Nolan County | Glen Harrison | 9/15/2020 | Aggravated Assault - Deadly Weapon | Conducted |
| Robertson County | Bryan Russ | 9/15/2020 | Assault - Family Violence | Pled after jury seated |
| Harris County | Brian Warren | 9/18/2020 | Civil Commitment (H&S Code Ch. 841) | Dismissed |
| Brazoria County | Terri Holder | 9/21/2020 | Criminal case | Continued |
| Brazos County | Kyle Hawthorne | 9/21/2020 | Criminal case | Conducted |
| Brazos County | Travis Bryan | 9/21/2020 | Sexual Assault - Child | Continued |
| Brown County | Steve Ellis | 9/21/2020 | Possession of a Controlled Substance | Conducted |
| Galveston County | Jared Robinson | 9/21/2020 | Criminal case | Continued |
| Gregg County | Alfonso Charles | 9/21/2020 | Aggravated Assault | Continued |
| Harris County | Donna Roth | 9/21/2020 | Civil case - property dispute | Conducted |
| Harris County | Kelli Johnson | 9/21/2020 | Possession with Intent to Deliver | Pled |
| Harris County | Sonya Heath | 9/21/2020 | Family - custody modification | Settled |
| Harris County | Belinda Hill | 9/21/2020 | Continuation of Arkema Trial | Conducted; directed verdict |
| Jefferson County | Raquel West | 9/21/2020 | Criminal case | Cancelled due to TS Beta |
| Kaufman County | Casey Blair | 9/21/2020 | Murder | Conducted |
| Midland County | David Lindemood | 9/21/2020 | Civil Commitment (H&S Code Ch. 841) | Conducted |
| Tom Green County | Carmen Dusek | 9/21/2020 | Aggravated Robbery | Conducted |
| Bowie County | John Tidwell | 9/22/2020 | Aggravated Robbery | Conducted |
| Cass County | Bill Miller | 9/22/2020 | Assault Injury to Elderly | Conducted |
| Harris County | Beau Miller | 9/22/2020 | Civil case | Continued |
| Harris County | Andrew Wright | 9/25/2020 | DWI, Assault - Family Violence | Conducted |
| Harris County | David Singer | 9/25/2020 | Assault - Family Violence | Conducted |
| Harris County | Hilary Unger | 9/25/2020 | Aggravated Assault | Continued |
| Brazoria County | Justin Gilbert | 9/28/2020 | Murder | Conducted |
| Galveston County | Lonnie Cox | 9/28/2020 | Aggravated Robbery | Continued |
| Gregg County | Scott Novy | 9/28/2020 | Criminal case | Conducted |
| Gregg County | Vincent Dulweber | 9/28/2020 | Personal injury - Auto | Settled |
| Harris County | Angela Graves-Harrington | 9/28/2020 | Family | Continued |
| Harris County | Kelli Johnson | 9/28/2020 | Continuous Sexual Assault | Continued |
| Harris County | Amy Martin | 9/28/2020 | Criminal case | Pled |
| Harris County | Beau Miller | 9/28/2020 | Civil case | Conducted |
| Matagorda County | Craig Estlinbaum | 9/28/2020 | Criminal case | Continued |
| Midland County | Leah Robertson | 9/28/2020 | Civil Commitment (H&S Code Ch. 841) | Conducted |
| Travis County | Karin Crump | 9/28/2020 | Civil case - to be tried virtually | Cancelled |
| Victoria County | Eli Garza | 9/28/2020 | Murder | Continued |
| Bastrop County | Cindy Allen | 9/29/2020 | Eviction- to be tried virtually | Settled |
| Fort Bend County | Maggie Jaramillo | 9/29/2020 | Indecent Exposure | Continued |