--- title: "Tristan Harris Longino | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tristan-harris-longino-15809" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Tristan Harris Longino Texas 245th Judicial District Court ยท Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 245th Judicial District Court - State: Texas - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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 โ€” 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. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote appearances Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### civil recording and broadcasting Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15809/tristan-harris-longino/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15809/tristan-harris-longino/) - [Texas 245th Judicial District Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15809/tristan-harris-longino/) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15809/tristan-harris-longino/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tristan-harris-longino-15809", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tristan-harris-longino-15809", "name": "Tristan Harris Longino | KnowJudges", "description": "Tristan Harris Longino, Texas 245th Judicial District Court. 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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](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-a5f587f769df9f3231ef4f9a) โ€” 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](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.