We are honored to recognize our alumni judges, past and present, as well as visiting jurists in residence on a digital wall located on the first floor of the Law Center. The images on that wall are memorialized on this site. The judicial photos and biographies are an inspiration to our students every day.
The recognition of the members of the judiciary is an ongoing project made possible by your submissions. To be included on the digital judicial wall and this site, please CLICK HERE. For questions, to update an existing slide, or to add someone you know, please contact Kristina Van Arsdel at kgvanars@central.uh.edu.
Judge Ernest “Ernie” Aliseda (J.D. ‘91)
State District Judge
139th State District Court, 2004–2005
398th State District Court, 1999–2001
Judge Fortunato “Pete” Benavides (J.D. ‘72)
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1994–2023
Judge Chad Bridges (J.D. ‘94)
Justice Jeffrey V. Brown (J.D. ‘95)
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2019–Present
Supreme Court of Texas, 2013–2019
Sondock Jurist in Residence
Honorable Karen K. Brown (J.D. ‘83)
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston Division, 1990–Present
Judge A. Reagan Clark (J.D. ‘67)
Fort Bend County Court at Law, 1976–1981
268th Judicial District Court, 1981–1988
Visiting Judge, 1990–2000
Fort Bend County Drug Court, 2005–2007
Senior District Judge, 2007–Present
Judge Gregg Costa
Judge Marcia A. Crone (J.D. ‘78)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2003–Present
Judge Joginder S. Dhillon (LL.M ‘99)
California Superior Court, Sacramento County, 2019–Present
Judge William F. Downes (J.D. ‘74)
United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, 1994–2011
Judge Steven M. Duble (J.D. ‘89)
Harris County Justice of the Peace (Precinct 1, Place 2), 2023–Present
Chief Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2007–Present
Sondock Jurist in Residence
Judge Phyllis Randolph Frye (J.D. ‘81)
Associate Municipal Judge, City of Houston, Texas, 2010–2023
Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore (J.D. ‘81)
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 1994–2022
Sondock Jurist in Residence
Justice W. Scott Golemon (J.D. ‘87)
Judge Paula Goodhart (J.D. ‘93)
Harris County Criminal Court at Law #1, 2010–2018
Harris County Criminal Court at Law #2, 2023–Present
Judge Roger L. Gregory
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2001–Present
Sondock Jurist in Residence
Judge Judith K. Guthrie (J.D. ‘80)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 1986–2013
Judge George C. Hanks, Jr.
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2015–Present
Sondock Jurist in Residence
Judge Naomi R. Harney (J.D. ‘57)
Judge of the County Court at Law and 251st District Court for Potter and Randall Counties, 1975-1989
Judge Erin L. Jackson (J.D. ‘07)
Associate Judge, City of Arlington Municipal Court, 2015–2023
Associate Judge, City of Kennedale Municipal Court, 2020–Present
Judge Aneeta M. Jamal (J.D. ‘83)
314th Juvenile District Court, Harris County, Texas, 2003 to 2019
Justice Terry Jennings (J.D. ‘88)
Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas, 2001–2018
Judge Adalberto Jordán
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2012–Present
Sondock Jurist in Residence
Judge Robert A. Katzmann
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1999-2021
Sondock Jurist in Residence
Judge Steven Kirkland (J.D. ‘90)
334th District Court, Harris County, Texas, 2017–2020
215th District Court, Harris County, Texas, 2009–2012
Houston Municipal Courts, 2001–2008
Judge Claudia Laird (J.D. ‘00)
Presiding Judge, Montgomery County Probate Court Number One (formerly County Court at Law Number Two), 2011–Present
Justice Goodwin H. Liu
Judge Jose A. Lopez (J.D. ‘91)
49th District Court of Webb and Zapata Counties, 2007–Present
Judge Erin Elizabeth Lunceford (J.D. ‘88)
61st Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, 2015-2016
Judge Kristalee G. Mata (J.D. ‘03)
Associate Judge, Hidalgo County Probate Court, 2023–Present
Judge Bob McCoy (J.D. ‘82)
48th District Court, 1995–2003
Second Court of Appeals, 2003–2014
Tarrant County Criminal Court #3, 2014–Present
Justice George Miller (J.D. ‘51)
County Criminal Court at Law #1, 1961-1967
113th Civil District Court, 1967-1978
Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 1978-1982
Judge Gray H. Miller (J.D. ‘78)
United State District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2006- Present
United States District Judge, 2006-2018
Senior United States District Judge, 2019-Present
Sondock Jurist in Residence
Judge E. Lee Morris (J.D. ‘93)
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2018–Present
Judge Stuti Trehan Patel (J.D. ‘96)
District Court Associate Judge, Fort Bend County, 2015–Present
Judge Dennis Powell (J.D. ‘82)
163rd Judicial District Court, Orange County, 2001–2020; Senior Judge, 2021–Present
Judge Jenny Rivera
Judge Lee H. Rosenthal
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 1992- Present
Sondock Jurist in Residence
Judge Eleanor L. Ross (J.D. ‘94)
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 2014–Present
Judge Michael H. Schneider (J.D. ‘70)
United State District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2004-2016
Judge Jeff R. Steinhauser (J.D. ‘90)
155th District Court of Austin and Fayette County, 2011–Present
Judge John B. Stevens, Jr. (J.D. ‘79)
Jefferson County Criminal District Court, 2007–Present
Chied Judge Jeffery Sutton
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2003–Present
Sondock Jurist in Residence
Judge Holly Williamson (J.D. ‘97)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 8, Place 1, Harris County, Texas, 2009–Present
Someone missing from the list? please contact Kristina Van Arsdel at kgvanars@central.uh.edu.
