Texas Judicial Branch

Approved Jury Trials

(Update 03/12/2025: This page has been archived and reflects the activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic.)

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, 2020. 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