Judge

Hon. Matthew Hand

Potter County (TX), Texas

Hon. Matthew Hand has presided over 208 cases in our database. View their complete ruling history and outcome statistics below.

208

Total Cases

Resolved

About

Judge Matt Hand was elected to Potter County Court at Law #2 in 2018. Prior to his judicial career, he was a shareholder with Brown & Fortunato, PC, focusing on civil trial, oil and gas, and personal injury litigation. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law. Judge Hand formed and presides over the Panhandle Regional Problem Solving Court. He serves on several boards, including the Texas Center for the Judiciary and the Potter County Bail Bond Board.

Judge Matt Hand was elected to Potter County Court at Law #2 in 2018. Prior to his judicial career, he was a shareholder with Brown & Fortunato, PC, focusing on civil trial, oil and gas, and personal injury litigation. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law. Judge Hand formed and presides over the Panhandle Regional Problem Solving Court. He serves on several boards, including the Texas Center for the Judiciary and the Potter County Bail Bond Board.

Experience:
Shareholder, Brown & Fortunato, PC; Judge, Potter County Court at Law #2

Shareholder, Brown & Fortunato, PC; Judge, Potter County Court at Law #2

Education:
BA-Criminal Justice, Washburn University, 1984; JD, Washburn University, 1988

BA-Criminal Justice, Washburn University, 1984; JD, Washburn University, 1988

Professional Affiliations:
Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation; Member of the Texas Bar College

Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation; Member of the Texas Bar College

Cases Presided

208 cases

Case	Date	State
State Of Texas Vs Jocelyn Hockaday 2025-02-21 Texas	2025-02-21	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Bentley Bryan Locke 2025-02-21 Texas	2025-02-21	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Devin Glenn Dennis 2025-02-07 Texas	2025-02-07	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Maecy Redline,also Known As Macey Layne Redline 2025-02-05 Texas	2025-02-05	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Susan Kyle 2025-02-04 Texas	2025-02-04	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Paola Lupercio Orozco 2025-02-04 Texas	2025-02-04	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Brian Michael Martel,also Known As Brian Martel 2025-02-04 Texas	2025-02-04	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Justin Aaron Boldon 2025-02-04 Texas	2025-02-04	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Matthew Chico Jeffries 2024-12-31 Texas	2024-12-31	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Nathaniel Pete Shelpman 2024-02-05 Texas	2024-02-05	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Luiw Luiw Soe 2024-02-05 Texas	2024-02-05	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Crista Lia Robinson 2023-01-26 Texas	2023-01-26	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Colt Lane Thompson 2023-01-20 Texas	2023-01-20	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Chad Daveigh Lewis 2023-01-10 Texas	2023-01-10	Texas
Kramer, Kiersten Nicole vs Ayala, Emanuel Paul 2022-10-27 Texas	2022-10-27	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Charles Allen Wolske 2022-04-21 Texas	2022-04-21	Texas
Of Texas vs Nivens, Kali Raye 2022-01-21 Texas	2022-01-21	Texas
Hall, Brandilyn Dawn\| Hall, Benjamin Burks vs Tx DFPS 2021-11-19 Texas	2021-11-19	Texas
Daniels, Richard Kirk\| Daniels, Summer Jade vs Tx DFPS 2021-10-20 Texas	2021-10-20	Texas
Washington, Ebony Nichole vs Tx DFPS 2021-10-14 Texas	2021-10-14	Texas
State Of Texas Vs Raul Eduardo Tovar 2021-09-29 Texas	2021-09-29	Texas
Sams, Sherri\| Sams, Corey vs Butler, David Patrick 2021-09-20 Texas	2021-09-20	Texas
The of Texas vs Chain C-Ex No. 2, LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company\| Thomas-Ex No. 2, LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company\| Ag Texas Farm Credit Services by Merger With Great Plains Ag Credit, PCA and Gre\| Slemp-Ex No. 2, LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company\| GKC Operating, LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company\| JHJ-Ex No. 2, LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Comopany\| CAPITAL Farm Credit, ACA\| JSB Estate-Ex No. 2, LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company\| FNB New Mexico, a Division of Aimbank 2021-09-08 Texas	2021-09-08	Texas
Aguilar, Juan vs Padilla, Delilah Christina 2021-08-23 Texas	2021-08-23	Texas
The of Texas vs g.r. Chapman Limited Partnership, a Texas Limited Partnership\| GKC Operating, LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company 2021-08-19 Texas	2021-08-19	Texas

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Case Types for All Time

Adult Misdemeanor 50 Consumer/commercial Debt 25 Motor Vehicle 22 Appeal From Jp Court On Forcible Detainer/eviction 12 All Other Civil Cases 10 Occupational Driver's License 8 Adoption 7 Cc Bond Forfeiture (appearance/cash Bond) 6 Eminent Domain 5 Other Injury Or Damage 5 Cc Bond Forfeiture (surety) 4 Contract Other 3 Cc Bond Forfeiture (surety/ins. Co.) 2 All Other Civil Other Than New 2 Breach Of Contract 2