Judge Tristan H. Longino – 245th
MEET THE JUDGE
Judge Tristan H. Longino earned a BS in business administration from the University of Richmond and worked as a broker for Merrill Lynch. He started his family law career when in clerked for Hon. Robert Hinojosa in the 312th District court and was a law clerk for John F. Nichols, Sr. a well-respected practitioner, and author of many family law publications. Longino then graduated from law school and earned his license to practice law on 11/04/2011. In under seven years of practice, he earned his Board Certification in Family Law and was elected judge in the 2018 mid-term elections. He also brings many new ideas and potential process improvements for the court to reduce the cost of cases for the litigants while making the entire process more efficient.
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Information About Judge Tristan H. Longino
- Eliminate docket call and have litigants sign in on the docket as they arrive and provide a time estimate.
- Prove-up by Affidavit – He estimates this will save litigants 1-2 hours of billable time.
- Protective Orders – When Divorce or Custody is at issue, the court will accept these cases to avoid litigating the case twice on the same set of facts.
EDUCATION
University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, BS Business Administration
University of Houston Law Center, Houston, TX, 05/2011, JD
TEXAS LICENSE DATE
11/04/2011
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
None – As of the publication of this post.
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
Board Certified In Family Law – Texas Board of Legal Specialization – 2017
PARTY AFFILIATION
Democratic Party
MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
State Bar of Texas, member of the Family Law Section
Burta Rhoads Raborn Inn of Court
Houston Bar Association, member of the Family Law Section
Houston Bar Association, member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee
INTERESTING FACTS
He loves wearing bow tie and probably wears one to the beach.
According to the Harris County District Clerk website he has handled 164 Civil/Family cases in Harris County since being licensed which is solid for his number of years of experience. That said, we are not including cases in other counties or those cases filed under another attorney’s bar number which can be the case when working as an associate.
COURT INFORMATION
COURT STAFF
Court Phone: (713) 274-1245
Associate Judge: Hon. James Cooper
Coordinator: Rosie Diaz
Court Reporter: Barbara Nagji
Harris County Civil Courthouse
201 Caroline, 15th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
COURT
245th Family Court Rules & Documents
HELPFUL LINKS
State Bar of Texas Family Law Section
ABA Family Law Section
Full Text of Texas Family Code (& Texas Constitution & all codes)
Note: The information above is gathered from a variety of resources. We welcome and encouraged the judges to add to the information or correct the information via the Contact page.
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