Judge Christine Weems

281st civil district court

Judge Christine Weems is a double board certified trial attorney in both Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law with a wide range of experience representing individuals as well as multinational corporations in litigation.  In 2018, Judge Weems was elected to be only the sixth judge of the 281st Civil Judicial District Court bench.  Since taking the bench, she has presided over 50 jury trials in the face of courtroom shortages due to Hurricane Harvey damage to the criminal courthouse as well as COVID-19.  

Upon graduation from South Texas College of Law, she went straight into the courtroom representing injured plaintiffs in everything from medical malpractice to automobile accidents to mass tort litigation. She has tried several cases to jury verdict, obtaining favorable results for her clients and in the process becoming board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law.

Christine returned to Harris County, after spending almost five years in Manhattan working on large-scale anti-trust litigation as well as corporate tort cases. She also has extensive experience in commercial and residential first party bad faith insurance claims resulting from property and casualty losses. She is licensed to practice in the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas as well as in state court in Texas and California. She has passed the bar exams in those states as well as New York.

Judge Weems has recently been made a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an invitation-only organization of experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial right provided by the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  She was awarded the Honorary Alum award by the University of Houston Law Center's Alumni Association for her work with the mock trial team.  Christine also had the Spring 2021 pledge class of Alpha Phi Omega at the University of Texas at Austin named after her for her commitment to the community.  In 2023, she was recognized as the Outstanding Mentor by the Asian Pacific Interest Section of the State Bar of Texas.