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Harris County Criminal Defense Lawyer
If Harris County filed the charge, the case is heard at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center, 1201 Franklin Street, Houston. That is true for an arrest in Pasadena, Baytown, Katy, Humble, Cypress, or inside the Houston city limits. 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 Harris County criminal case heard?
If Harris County filed the charge, you go to the Harris County Criminal Justice Center at 1201 Franklin Street, Houston. The city on a driver's license does not pick the judge. Pasadena, Baytown, Katy, Humble, and Cypress arrests still land here when Harris 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 Harris 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 Harris-only reviews.
The courthouse is in Houston. The case is in Harris County.
Houston is the county seat. Felony district courts and the criminal courts at law sit at 1201 Franklin. Misdemeanor dockets and many first settings also run there. Municipal and justice-of-the-peace courts around the county handle Class C matters. The filing stamp on the complaint decides which courtroom you walk into.
Address: 1201 Franklin Street, Houston, TX 77002. Open maps for directions to the Criminal Justice Center.
This URL is the Harris 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 Pasadena, Baytown, Katy, Humble, and Cypress
An arrest in one of these cities is still a Harris County case when Harris County files it. The courthouse does not move to the suburb.
Houston
Houston spills across Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery. A Houston address does not tell you the court. If Harris County filed the case, you are going to 1201 Franklin, not to Richmond or Conroe. The brand Your Houston Criminal Lawyers is the firm name. This URL is the Harris County filing page.
Pasadena
Pasadena sits in east Harris County. Criminal cases filed by Harris County from a Pasadena arrest are heard in Houston at the Criminal Justice Center, not in a Pasadena criminal district court.
Baytown
Most of Baytown is Harris County. A small remainder sits in Chambers County, which this firm does not market. Criminal cases from Baytown that Harris County files are usually heard at 1201 Franklin.
Katy
Katy crosses Harris, Fort Bend, and Waller. If the case is file-stamped Harris County, it is a Franklin Street case even if the house is on the Fort Bend side of the line. Fort Bend filings go to the Justice Center in Richmond.
Humble, Kingwood, and Atascocita
Northeast Harris searches still resolve to Harris County when Harris files the charge. Humble, Kingwood, and Atascocita are the same pocket. Bring the cause number. Do not guess the court from the ZIP code.
Cypress
Cypress is unincorporated northwest Harris County. There is no Cypress criminal district courthouse. A Cypress theft or DWI case filed by Harris County is a Houston setting at 1201 Franklin. Tomball and Spring split Harris and Montgomery County. Check the complaint before you drive to Conroe.
Also in Harris County, and named here because people search them: Spring Branch, Bellaire, Deer Park, La Porte, the Memorial and Energy Corridor area, Jersey Village, and West University Place.
Charges we defend in Harris County
Charge pages explain Texas law. This page is the Harris 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 Harris County are heard at 1201 Franklin.
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 Harris County courts that filed them.
Houston theft lawyerAlso handled
Personal injury is supporting work, often referred, not the Harris criminal docket. Personal injury. See every charge on the practice areas index.
If your city sits on a county line
A charge is heard where it is filed, not where you sleep. These cities show up in Harris searches and in a neighbor county.
- Katy: Harris, Fort Bend, and Waller.
- Tomball and Spring: Harris and Montgomery.
- Pearland: Brazoria, Harris, and Fort Bend. Featured Brazoria page: Brazoria County.
- Friendswood and League City: mostly Galveston County, with a Harris remainder.
- Stafford and Missouri City: mostly Fort Bend, with a Harris remainder.
If the paper says Harris County, start here. If it says another county, use that county page. If you are not sure, send the cause number. Do not drive to the wrong courthouse on a guess.
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 Pasadena, Katy, or Baytown. Is my case in Harris County?
Only if Harris County filed it. Plenty of Katy and Baytown addresses sit across a line. Read the complaint. Harris filings are heard at 1201 Franklin Street in Houston.
What is the difference between a Houston lawyer and a Harris County lawyer?
Houston is the city and the brand. Harris County is the court. Families type Houston criminal defense lawyer. They also type Pasadena criminal attorney or Cypress DWI lawyer. Those city searches still need the Harris County courthouse if Harris filed the case. The homepage speaks to Houston. This page speaks to the Harris County docket and the cities inside it.
Where do I go for a Harris County felony setting?
The Harris County Criminal Justice Center, 1201 Franklin Street, Houston. Open maps for directions. Confirm the court number on your paper or through the clerk tools on Resources.
Do you also appear in Montgomery or Fort Bend?
Yes. Those counties have their own pages: Montgomery and Fort Bend. Galveston and Brazoria are next in the live county menu. Send the cause number if the filing county is not obvious.
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.