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If Galveston County filed the charge, the case is heard at the Galveston County Justice Center in Galveston. That is true for an arrest in League City, Texas City, or Friendswood. There is no League City felony courthouse. Sam R. Cammack III has been licensed in Texas since 2002. Holly answers. Sam tries the case.
Have the number from the paper? Send the cause number on the contact form.
Short answer: where is a Galveston County criminal case heard?
If Galveston County filed the charge, you go to the Galveston County Justice Center in Galveston. League City, Texas City, and Friendswood searches still land here when Galveston County is the filing county.
Who we are: Sam R. Cammack III is lead trial counsel, licensed in Texas on December 5, 2002 (Bar No. 24014415). Holly A. Quinterro schedules Galveston settings and talks to families in English and Spanish. The office is at 1001 West Loop South, Suite 700. Firm Google reviews (4.9 across 117) sit on the homepage. They are firm reviews, not Galveston-only reviews.
The courthouse is in Galveston. The case is in Galveston County.
The Justice Center sits in Galveston. Mainland families often do not want that drive to be a surprise. A League City address does not move a Galveston County filing to Harris County. The causeway is the mainland-to-island drive. League City and Texas City stay on the mainland. The Justice Center does not.
Address: 600 59th Street, Galveston, TX 77551. That is the Justice Center, not the older courthouse on Moody. Open maps for directions to the Justice Center.
This URL is the Galveston County court page. The homepage holds Houston head terms. Read About Sam for the lawyer and the firm and team for Holly and how the office runs. If you have a cause number, send it on the contact page or use the court records tools.
Criminal defense in League City, Galveston, Texas City, and Friendswood
An arrest in one of these cities is still a Galveston County case when Galveston County files it. The courthouse does not move to League City.
League City
League City is the volume search. It is mostly Galveston County, with a Harris remainder. Galveston filings go to the Justice Center in Galveston. Harris filings go to Franklin Street.
Galveston
Galveston is the seat and the island. A Galveston criminal attorney search is looking for the courthouse city. Island arrests and mainland filings can both land here when Galveston County files the case.
Texas City
Texas City is mainland industrial Galveston County. There is no Texas City criminal district courthouse for county felonies. A Texas City DWI or theft case filed by Galveston County is a Galveston setting.
Friendswood
Friendswood splits Galveston and Harris. Same rule as League City. Read the complaint. A Friendswood address is not a filing county.
Dickinson, La Marque, Santa Fe, and Kemah
These are mainland Galveston County search towns. None of them is the county felony courthouse. A Galveston County filing from any of them is still a Justice Center setting in Galveston.
Also named here: Hitchcock, Clear Lake Shores, and the Bolivar Peninsula communities (Port Bolivar, Crystal Beach, Gilchrist, High Island). Those are Galveston County, not Harris, when this county files the case.
Charges we defend in Galveston County
Charge pages explain Texas law. This page is the Galveston County court. Read both. The criminal order is murder and assault, family violence, DWI, narcotics, then robbery and theft.
Murder and assault
Homicide, aggravated assault, and deadly weapon charges filed in Galveston County are heard at the Galveston County Justice Center in Galveston.
Houston assault lawyerFamily violence and domestic assault
Domestic assault, protective-order allegations, and repeat-offense filings. These move quickly at the bond stage.
Houston family violence lawyerDWI and DUI
First offense through felony DWI, plus the ALR license hearing that runs on its own clock.
Houston DWI lawyerNarcotics and drug possession
Possession, intent to deliver, and trafficking. Where the search happened is often the case.
Houston drug possession lawyerRobbery and theft
Robbery, burglary, and theft at misdemeanor and felony levels, heard in the Galveston County courts that filed them.
Houston theft lawyerAlso handled
Personal injury is supporting work, often referred, not the Galveston criminal docket. Personal injury. See every charge on the practice areas index.
If your city sits on a county line
Island versus mainland changes the drive, not the filing rule.
- League City: mostly Galveston, Harris remainder.
- Friendswood: Galveston and Harris.
- Clear Lake searches can mean Harris or Galveston. The paper decides.
If the paper says Galveston County, start here.
Sam, Holly, and the Houston office
County pages have to name the court. They also have to name the people. These two URLs are the identity pages this silo should point at.
About Sam R. Cammack III
License date, bar number, and how he tries a case. Start here if you searched the lawyer, not the county.
The firm and team
Holly A. Quinterro, how intake works, and who answers the phone. Spanish-speaking families start here with Holly.
Map and directions: Our Houston office. SAM R CAMMACK III, ATTORNEY AT LAW PLLC. 1001 West Loop South, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027.
Frequently asked questions
I live in League City. Do I still go to Galveston?
For a Galveston County filing, yes. League City is not the county felony courthouse. Confirm the court number on the paper.
Is Friendswood Galveston or Harris?
Both exist. Read the filing county. This page is only for Galveston County filings.
Where is the Galveston County Justice Center?
600 59th Street, Galveston, TX 77551. Open maps for directions. Use Resources or send the cause number on contact.
I was arrested on Bolivar. Is that still Galveston County?
Port Bolivar, Crystal Beach, Gilchrist, and High Island are Galveston County communities. If Galveston County filed the charge, the setting is still the Justice Center in Galveston, not Harris County.
Do you also appear in Harris and Brazoria?
Yes. Harris and Brazoria have their own pages, as do Montgomery and Fort Bend.
Talk to the office
Call 713-224-4444 or use the contact form. Tell Holly the city you were arrested in and the county on the paper. Those are often not the same thing.
1001 West Loop South, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77027.