HOUSTON – 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’s office.
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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.
“My court will no longer be stagnant because of DCO’s ineptitude,” Milliron wrote.
DCO stands for the district clerk’s office.
“THIS IS NO LONGER AN ASK. GET ME A CLERK THAT RESPONDS TO ME and does the job!” Milliron further wrote in his email.
He told Burgess he is a “duly elected judge” as is not getting the same respect as any other judge in the courthouse.
Milliron ended the email demanding Burgess to ‘fix this by Monday.’
In another email obtained by KPRC 2 from August 2025, Milliron asks Burgess for a clerk status.
Milliron tells an employee in the district clerk’s office in the email that he is a district judge and that she is a subordinate.
He then demands another employee be assigned to him immediately and says, “THAT IS AN ORDER!”
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.
Attorneys have been speaking out against Milliron’s courtroom conduct.
Longtime criminal defense attorney James Stafford said viral video prompted him to email Stafford directly.
“I’ve never seen a judge act this way,” Stafford said. “His conduct was way out of hand.”
Following Stafford’s email, Judge Milliron responded by telling Stafford he “probably shouldn’t be communicating with the judge ex parte on his judicial email address” — and later ordered him to appear in court on April 9.
“I was not an ex parte, because I do not have any cases in this court,” he said. “There was nothing inappropriate. And it wasn’t an ex-parte communication.”
Brent Mayr, president of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, called the judge’s behavior “appalling.”
“This judge just very clearly crossed the line of what we expect and want of our judges,” Mayr said.
Mayr says the judge’s decision to order Stafford into court over criticism made outside of any case raises serious concerns.
“Anytime anyone is going to criticize this judge… are they going to get called in front of that judge… because the judge doesn’t like what they say?” Mayr said. “That violates our First Amendment rights.”
KPRC 2 reached out to Judge Milliron for comment but did not receive a response.
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.