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Cres Machicek
  
Cres MachicekChief of Staff / Court Coordinator832-927-1408
  • New Lawsuits and Contests
  • Docket Control/Trial Orders
  • Motions for Continuance
  • Jury Demands
  • Sets Ancillary Docket & Special Settings Docket
  • Payroll, Purchasing, & Human Resources Liaison
  • Review of Attorney's Fees (Deceased Estates)
  • Review of Appointee's Fees
  • Appointee Registration, Information, and Removals
  • Court's IT Liason 

Salvador Benavidez
  
Hon. Salvador BenavidezAssociate Judge832-927-1406
  • Temporary Restraining Orders​
  • Applications for Temporary Administrator
  • Motions in Actively Contested Lawsuits 
  • Applications for Trust Modification
  • Claims in Deceased Estates
  • Applications to Sell or Abandon Real Property
  • Applications for Foreclosure
  • Bills of Review
  • Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
Coleton Mayo
  
Coleton MayoStaff Attorney832-927-1407
  • Review of the Probate of Wills and Heirships & Administrations Dockets
  • Applications for Appointment of Successor Executors / Administrators
  • Applications for Temporary Administrators
  • Attorney Ad Litem Appointments (Decedent Estates)​
  • Applications to Open Safe Deposit Boxes
  • Emergency Interventions
  • Judge's Briefing Attorney

Marisol Hastings
  
Marisol HastingsGuardianship Coordinator832-927-1418
  • Guardianship Docket Coordinator
  • Review of JBCC Certification Requirements
  • Capacity Assessments
  • Court-Created Trusts for Incapacitated Persons or Minors
  • Motions to Withdraw Funds from Court Registry
  • Review of all Cash Bonds
  • Appointment of Ad Litems
  • Motions to Sell Personal Property
  • Motions for Personal Property Appraisers 
  • Annual Reports (Annual/Final)
  • Motions to Withdraw / Substitute Counsel
  • Applications to Retain CPAs, Attorneys, and Care Managers
  • Suggestion of Death
Anthi Pavlicek
  
Anthi PavlicekSenior Court Investigator832-927-1417
  • ​​Investigation of Guardianships
  • Coordination of Court Visitor Program
Christina Toler
  
Christina TolerAssistant Court Investigator832-927-1416
  • ​​​Investigation of Guardianships
  • Database Manager​
  • Payroll / Purchasing backup
Kevin Scott
  
Kevin ScottAuditor832-927-1412
  • ​Accountings (Annual/Final)
  • Objections to Accountings
  • Applications to Close & Discharge
  • Applications to Reduce or Increase Bond
  • Motions for Expenditures, Ratifications, Reimbursements, compensation, and Allowances
  • Appointee & Trust Commissions
  • Initial Trust Reports
  • Community Property Reports
Betty Hazlewood
  
Betty HazlewoodShow Cause Coordinator832-927-1413
  • ​Manages Show Cause Docket
  • Motions to Extend Time on all Inventories, Accountings, and Qualifications
  • Ensures Compliance with Required Filings
  • Reviews Surety Bonds
  • Monitors Funds in the Registry of the Court
  • Dismissals For Want of Prosecution 
Toni Williams
  
Toni WilliamsAssistant Auditor832-927-1411
  • Reviews all Inventories and Objections to Inventories
  • Safekeeping Agreements
  • Small Estate Affidavits
Claudia Cazares
  
Claudia CazaresReceptionist / Online Coordinator832-927-1401
  • Court Receptionist
  • Online Coordinator for Probate of Wills, Heirships and Administrations, and the Submission Dockets​
  • Affidavits in Lieu of Inventory
  • Schedules Weddings
Alexis Cook
  
Alexis CookCourt Reporter832-927-1420
Connie Arroyo
  
Connie ArroyoClerk of Court713-274-8578
Renae Brown
  
Renae BrownBailiff
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