Early Starting Houston Criminal Courts
Anyone that has been to the Harris Criminal Justice knows what a madhouse it is between the 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. That is why I enjoy that a few courts in the courthouse start earlier then 9 am. This is beneficial for both my clients and me. It allows me to properly space out my day. I know that I will be in the earlier starting courts first. My clients know that I will be going to their court promptly and they are likely to be first ones to leave the courthouse. Also, they get to avoid most of the chaos that occurs in the morning There are two misdemeanor courts that start at 8:30 a.m. These courts are the County Criminal Court at Law #4 where Judge James Anderson presides, and County Criminal Court at. Law #15 where Jean Hughes presides. The felony courts that also start at 8:30 are the 262nd District Court where Judge Mike Anderson presides, the 228th District Court where Judge Marc Carter presides, the 232nd District Court where Judge Mary Lou Keel presides, the 183rd District Court where Judge Vanessa Velasquez presides. Judge Larry Standley who presides over County Criminal Court at Law #6 starts his docket at 9:30.
If at least one court in each of the floors would adjusts the starting times to before or after 9 am a lot of the difficulties that public encounters in the mornings for court would be alleviated.
