{"id":232827,"date":"2026-04-03T03:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/232827\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T03:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:07:15","slug":"viral-judge-filed-for-bankruptcy-last-year-listed-nearly-70k-in-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/232827\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral judge filed for bankruptcy last year, listed nearly $70K in debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">HOUSTON \u2013 KPRC 2 has obtained court documents from the U.S. Southern District Court of Texas which show that Harris County Civil Court Judge Nathan Milliron filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy last May.<\/p>\n<p>Petition for bankruptcy (kprc)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Milliron is the judge who has been going viral recently after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/01\/harris-county-judge-in-viral-video-missed-two-required-filings-faces-fines-by-texas-ethics-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/01\/harris-county-judge-in-viral-video-missed-two-required-filings-faces-fines-by-texas-ethics-commission\/\">videos have been surfacing showing of his questionable courtroom conduct<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Chapter 13 bankruptcy allows individuals to reorganize their finances and repay debts over time through a court-approved plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">However, court documents show Milliron\u2019s case was dismissed on June 24, 2025, after he failed to comply with required filings outlined by the court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The debts included:<\/p>\n<p>More than $30,000 owed to American Express <\/p>\n<p>Additional balances with Chase, Discover, and Bank of America <\/p>\n<p>Smaller debts tied to collections accounts<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 13 bankruptcy debt Milliron (kprc)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">After the dismissal, the court later issued an order formally closing the case and releasing the trustee from further duties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">When a bankruptcy case is dismissed in federal court, the debtor is still legally responsible for their debts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In this case, the court specifically cited Milliron\u2019s failure to resolve deficiencies, meaning he did not comply with court orders, as the reason for dismissal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The bankruptcy filing comes as Milliron faces public scrutiny over his behavior in the courtroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Several attorneys have spoken out against Milliron\u2019s behavior calling it inappropriate and appalling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cI\u2019ve never seen a judge act this way,\u201d said James Stafford, a longtime criminal defense attorney. \u201cHis conduct was way out of hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Stafford said he emailed Milliron after watching the viral clip telling him he should apologize to the IT worker Milliron is seen having a tense exchange with. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Milliron responded back with ordering Stafford to his court on April 9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThe email is not a valid order, it has no legal enforcement and I do not expect to appear,\u201d Stafford said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">KPRC 2 has also learned this week Milliron is listed as delinquent on two separate required filings from the Texas Ethics Commission, including both campaign finance and personal financial disclosure reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He is facing a combined $1,500 fine as civil penalties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">We\u2019ve also obtained past emails from Milliron to District Clerk Marilyn Burgess which highlight his frustration with the district clerk\u2019s office last year.<\/p>\n<p>Email from Milliron to Burgess (kprc)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cMy court will no longer be stagnant because of DCO\u2019s ineptitude,\u201d Milliron wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">DCO stands for the district clerk\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\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<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He told Burgess he is a \u201cduly elected judge\u201d and is not getting the same respect as any other judge in the courthouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Milliron ended the email demanding Burgess to \u201cfix this by Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">KPRC 2 reached out to Judge Milliron multiple times for comment but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct said complaints against judges are not public record.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 KPRC 2 has obtained court documents from the U.S. Southern District Court of Texas which show&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[405,75846,56,58,57,88059],"class_list":["post-232827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-harris-county","tag-harris-county-district-clerk","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-judge-nathan-milliron"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}