Tristan Harris Longino at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Texas 245th Judicial District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Tristan Harris Longino
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Texas 245th Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2019-present
- Clerk, then Associate, Nichols Law, PLLC, Houston, TX, 2011-2012
- Law Clerk, Texas 312th Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2010-2010
- He continues to act as a special judge under Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code Chapter 151
Education
- University of Houston Law Center — J.D. (2011)
- B.S. in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Richmond (2005).
Additional information
- After retiring from the bench in 2022, Longino founded Longino Law, PLLC in Houston.
- Tenure: Served from January 2019 to December 2022.
- Election: Elected in 2018; lost the Democratic primary for re-election in 2022.
- Practitioner, Skillern Law PLLC, Houston, TX, 2013-2018
- Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2017).
- Practitioner, Chris A. Spofford, P.C., 2012-2013
- Retired family court judge from Texas and the founder of Longino Law, PLLC, a Houston-area firm specializing in family law services.
- Finance Experience: Held NASD Series 7 and 66 licenses; held a position as a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch before law school.
- Achievements: Handled one of the largest family court caseloads in the county, reducing it to one of the smallest; presided over nine jury trials during his tenure.
- Enforcement of court orders
- Early Career: Judicial law clerk for Hon. Robert Hinojosa and Hon. John F. Nichols, Sr. in the 312th District Family Court.
- Practiced exclusively in family law before joining the bench.
- Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in New Jersey, Longino is a Democrat.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
In civil district and county court proceedings, the court may permit or require electronic participation after appropriate notice; compelled electronic participation for oral-testimony proceedings requires good cause or party agreement, and a jury trial requires party agreement.
Upon appropriate notice by a party or the court, a court may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means, except as otherwise provided in (2).Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Civil district and county trial courts may permit courtroom recording or broadcasting only under Supreme Court guidelines, with the required party and witness consent, or for ceremonial proceedings.
A trial court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings in the courtroom only in the following circumstances:Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
245th District Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
245th District Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
Texas 245th Judicial District Court current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View Texas 245th Judicial District Court current judicial profile ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗