Administrative Judicial Regions

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.

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
Address: 301 N. Thompson, Suite 102, Conroe, TX 77301
Website: http://www.mctx.org/courts/second_administrative_judicial_region/index.html
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 Billy Ray Stubblefield, 26th District Court
Address: 405 S. MLK Blvd., Box 9, Georgetown, 78626
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
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. Rolando Olvera, 445th District Court
Address: 974 E. Harrison St., 2nd Fl., Brownsville, TX 78520
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
Address: Kerr County Courthouse, 700 Main, Kerrville, TX 78028
Website: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/6ajr/6ajr.asp
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: Midland County Historical Courthouse, 500 North Loraine, Ninth Floor, 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
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: 507 W. Main, 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-Feb-2013