Court Staff

Associate Judge and Staff Attorney

Details:

Probate Litigation
Dismissal for Want of Prosecution
Trust Litigation

Trang Tran

Court Coordinator - Assistant Court Manager

Details:

Guardianship Administration - Private Cases

-Annual and Final Reports

-Annual and Final Accounts

-Guardian Compensation

-Applications for Expenses

-Sale of Personal Property

-Show Cause Docket - Guardianships

-Guardianship Transfers

Mental Health Docket

- Attends Mental Health Court on Mondays

Minor Trust Funds

Budget, Payroll, and HR backup
Purchase Requisitions, Payment Requests, and Expense Reimbursements

Universal Services Liaison and Database Manager

Blenda Ruiz

Staff Attorney

Details:

Trial Coordinator/Docket Control

Review Probate of Wills, Heirships, and Administration Dockets

Application for Appointment of Successor Executors / Administrators

Attorney Ad Litem Appointments (Decedent Estates)

Sets and Reviews Decedent's Estates Contested and Ancillary matters

Sets and Reviews Submission Dockets

Judge's Briefing Attorney

Jose L. Martinez

Court Manager - Guardianship and Mental Health Coordinator

Details:

All Guardianship Applications

-Permanent, Temporary

Bonds, Oath, Inventories
Sets Guardianship Dockets
Guardianship Administration

-Sale of Real Property

-Management Trusts

Sale of Minor's Property without a Guardianship
Mental Health Docket
Monitors H.C. Guardianship Program
Payroll, Human Resources, and Budget

Michelle Hatton

Auditor

Details:

Dependent Estate Administration

-Bonds

-Inventories - Dependent Estates

-Annual and Final Accounts

-Sale of Real & Personal Property

-Applications for Expenses

Review of Small Estate Affidavits
Attorney's Fees - Decedents & Guardianships
Emergency Funeral and Burial Expense
Emergency Personal Property
Safe Deposit Box Examination Orders

Gloria L. Bryant

Administrative Assistant

Details:

Order Status Inquiries
General Inquiries
Annual Reports - Guardian of the Person only
Annual Reports & Annual Accounts - Harris County Guardianship Program only
Delinquency Letters - Guardianships only

Ruby Vasquez

Decedent Estates Assistant

Details:

Sets Uncontested Probate of Will & Heirship Dockets
Inventories - Independent Estates
Beneficiary Notices - Independent Estates
Delinquency Letters - Independent Estates
Small Estate Affidavit (Status)
Back-up To Receptionist

Tasia Dobard

Court Investigator

Details:

Investigation of Guardianships
Annual Review of Existing Guardianships
Review APS Reports
Mental Health backup

Lavern Ashley

Court Investigator

Details:

Investigation of Guardianships
Annual Review of Existing Guardianships
Review APS Reports
Supervises Court Visitor Program

Hipolita Lopez

Certified Court Reporter

Details:

Prepares Court Transcripts when requested

Mariana Maganda

Receptionist and Office Assistant

Details:

Answers Phone and distribute phone calls and messages to Court Staff
Odyssey: Distributes work to Court Staff
General Inquiries
Order Status Inquiries

Probate Court Clerk

713-274-8588

Details:

Assists Judge in Courtroom and Staff for Probate Court 4

Probate Citation Clerk

Back Up Court Clerk

713-274-8569

Details:

Service of Citations

Assists Court Clerk and Court Staff

Michael Taylor

Bailiff

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