Honorable Stuti Trehan Patel, District Court Associate Judge
Judge Stuti Trehan Patel is a District Court Associate Judge in Fort Bend County, Texas. Judge Patel earned her Bachelor of Social Work degree with Honors from The University of Texas at Austin, and her Doctor of Jurisprudence from The University of Houston Law Center. Judge Patel is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Blakely Advocacy Institute at The University of Houston Law Center and serves on the Advisory Board of Rice University.
She is certified as a civil and family law mediator, and a member of the Texas Bar College. Prior to taking the bench in 2015, she served Fort Bend County as an Assistant District Attorney for Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office for approximately 15 years. Judge Patel frequently presents at local community events and CLE trainings on topics such as pro bono opportunities & legal careers, and volunteers as a mock trial judge and law student mentor. Judge Patel, along with her husband and children, are active in the local community and support many organizations that work with families, such as Lunches of Love, Boy and Girl Scouts of America, Child Advocates of Fort Bend, Daya, Fort Bend Women’s Center, UHLC Pre-Law Pipeline, UHLC Professional Mentoring Program, local food banks and Fort Bend Partnership for Youth.
Physical Address: Fort Bend County Justice Center, Courtroom: Room 2J
1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond TX 77469 Mailing Address: 301 Jackson Richmond, TX 77469 Telephone: 281-238-1926 Fax: 832-471-1819
Deputy Delasbour provides courtroom security and security to her Judge and her staff.
Neva E. Gonzalez, Court Coordinator Telephone: 281-238-1926
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