Matagorda County District Judge
1837 - 1984
 

Benjamin C. Franklin

1837

Shelby Cozine

1837

James W. Robinson

1838

Benjamin C. Franklin

1838

William J. Jones

1839 - 1842

Richard Morris

1843 - 1844

John B. Jones

1845

James Love

1846 - 1847

Jos. C. Megison

1848 - 1850, 1852

C. W. Buckley

1851

Robert J. Townes

1853 - 1854

Nelson H. Munger

1855

J. H. Bell

1856 - 1858

Geo. H. Smith

1859 - 1861, 1866

No record of court held 1862 - 1865

Ben Shropshire

1866 - 1867

J. B. McFarland

1868

J. C. Borden

1869 - 1970

W. H. Burkhart

1870 - 1892

G. S. Reese

1893 - 1898

John W. Gaines, Jr.

1896 (portion of the year)

Wells Thompson

1898 - 1910, 1912

R. M. Franklin

1911

S. J. Styles

1913 - 1919

M. S. Munson

1920 - 1951, 23rd District

G. P. Hardy, Jr.

1948 - 1983, 130th District

Thurman Gupton

1952 - 1979, 23rd District

Neil Caldwell

1980 -      , 23rd District

Jack Salyer

1984 -      , 130th District

Ben Hardin

23rd District

Craig Estlinbaum

____ - 2020, 130th District

Denise Fortenberry

2021 - Present, 130th District

John Maher

2025 -     , 23rd District