HOUSTON \u2013 KPRC 2 has obtained past emails from Harris County Civil Court Judge Nathan Milliron to District Clerk Marilyn Burgess from last year which highlight his apparent frustration with the district clerk\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
Milliron is in hot water with recent viral videos showing his questionable behavior in the courtroom during an exchange with an IT worker and also an attorney.<\/p>\n
Email from Milliron to Burgess (kprc)<\/p>\n
\u201cMy court will no longer be stagnant because of DCO\u2019s ineptitude,\u201d Milliron wrote.<\/p>\n
DCO stands for the district clerk\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
\u201cTHIS IS NO LONGER AN ASK. GET ME A CLERK THAT RESPONDS TO ME and does the job!\u201d Milliron further wrote in his email.<\/p>\n
He told Burgess he is a \u201cduly elected judge\u201d as is not getting the same respect as any other judge in the courthouse.<\/p>\n
Milliron ended the email demanding Burgess to \u2018fix this by Monday.\u2019<\/p>\n
email (kprc)<\/p>\n
In another email obtained by KPRC 2 from August 2025, Milliron asks Burgess for a clerk status.<\/p>\n
Milliron tells an employee in the district clerk\u2019s office in the email that he is a district judge and that she is a subordinate.<\/p>\n
He then demands another employee be assigned to him immediately and says, \u201cTHAT IS AN ORDER!\u201d<\/p>\n
Records from the Texas Ethics Commission also show Milliron is listed as delinquent on two separate required filings, including both campaign finance and personal financial disclosure reports. He is facing a combined $1500 fine as civil penalties.<\/p>\n
Attorneys have been speaking out against Milliron\u2019s courtroom conduct.<\/p>\n
Longtime criminal defense attorney James Stafford said viral video prompted him to email Stafford directly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never seen a judge act this way,\u201d Stafford said. \u201cHis conduct was way out of hand.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following Stafford\u2019s email, Judge Milliron responded by telling Stafford he \u201cprobably shouldn\u2019t be communicating with the judge ex parte on his judicial email address\u201d \u2014 and later ordered him to appear in court on April 9.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was not an ex parte, because I do not have any cases in this court,\u201d he said. \u201cThere was nothing inappropriate. And it wasn\u2019t an ex-parte communication.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brent Mayr, president of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, called the judge\u2019s behavior \u201cappalling.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis judge just very clearly crossed the line of what we expect and want of our judges,\u201d Mayr said.<\/p>\n
Mayr says the judge\u2019s decision to order Stafford into court over criticism made outside of any case raises serious concerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnytime anyone is going to criticize this judge\u2026 are they going to get called in front of that judge\u2026 because the judge doesn\u2019t like what they say?\u201d Mayr said. \u201cThat violates our First Amendment rights.\u201d<\/p>\n
KPRC 2 reached out to Judge Milliron for comment but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n
We also reached out to the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct to ask for complaints against Judge Milliron. The agency said that information is confidential.<\/p>\n
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