About Me

I'm Murray Newman, and I've practiced criminal law in Harris County since 1999. Only criminal law.

I grew up in Bryan, graduated from Bryan High School in 1991 and from Texas A&M in 1995 with a degree in History, then went to the University of Houston Law Center. In 1999, I was hired as an Assistant District Attorney at the Harris County District Attorney's Office under Johnny Holmes. I spent nine years there, eventually serving as a felony District Court Chief.

Since 2008, I've been a criminal defense attorney, handling everything from DWI to Capital Murder. I served as President of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association in 2023–2024, and I've been the legal consultant on Oxygen's Cold Justice since 2013.

I started this blog in 2008 to give an insider's view of what is really happening in the Harris County criminal courts, from both sides of the courtroom. The opinions here are my own, and nothing on this blog is legal advice. If you need help with a criminal case, you can reach my office at (713) 864-2080 or visit txdefenders.com.

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