MEET THE JUDGE
Judge Germaine J. Tanner earned her Bachelor’s in Political Science from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. While in law school, Judge Tanner worked as an intern for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, the Office of the Attorney General and Judge Frank P. Pierce who presided over the IV-D Court #2 at the time. As an intern, Judge Tanner gained knowledge in the family law sector before she even graduated law school. She has been licensed to practice law since November 2003 and has handled over 500 family law cases in that time. She was elected judge in the 2018 mid-term elections.
EDUCATION
University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, IL, BA Political Science
Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, 05/2001, JD
TEXAS LICENSE DATE
11/06/2003
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
None – As of the publication of this post.
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
None – As of the publication of this post.
PARTY AFFILIATION
Democratic Party
MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
State Bar of Texas Family Law Section
Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association
Annie’s List: Co-Chair, Houston Steering Committee
Cypress Tomball Democrats: First Vice President
Harris County Democrats: Former Precinct 602 Chair
Harris County Democrats: Sustaining Member
State of Texas Democrats: Sustaining Member
INTERESTING FACTS
Judge Tanner is also a Certified Hearing Examiner for the Texas Education Agency.
According to the Harris County District Clerk site she has handled 510 civil/family law and 18 criminal cases in Harris County since being licensed which is an impressive number over 15 year legal career. 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) 274-4580
Associate Judge: Hon. Frank Pierce
Coordinator: Cindy Del Rio
Court Reporter: Chelesa Allen
LOCATION
Harris County Civil Courthouse
201 Caroline, 8th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
COURT
311th 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.