2024 Trial Judge of the Year
Selected by the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists
Meet Beau Miller
Growing up in a military family meant that I called many different places “home” — from small towns to big cities. My upbringing gave me a deep respect for people from all backgrounds and taught me to value fairness, diversity, and empathy — values I carry with me every day on the bench.
Since my election in 2018, I’ve had the honor of serving as Judge of the 190th Judicial District Court in Harris County. Before that, I built a successful legal career representing clients on both sides of the courtroom — plaintiffs and defendants — in complex civil and constitutional cases.
Throughout my career, both before and after taking the bench, I’ve been committed to promoting fairness, improving access to justice, and advancing diversity in our justice system. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I led efforts to ensure jury trials could continue safely, and I was the first judge in Harris County to conduct a Zoom bench trial and an in-person jury trial during the pandemic.
I've always considered myself a teacher first. I began my professional life as Associate Director of the Steven F. Austin High School Band — where I emphasized the importance of discipline, listening, and teamwork to the 200 students I taught. I bring those same guiding principles to my work today. Every person who steps into my courtroom deserves respect, a fair hearing, and a judge who knows the law, listens, and rules with integrity. I’m running for re-election because I remain deeply committed to that responsibility and to serving the people of Harris County with the fairness and diligence they deserve.
A Trusted Leader
The Honorable Beau A. Miller is the Presiding Judge of the 190th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas. He is also the current Legislative Chair of the State Judicial District Courts located in Harris County. Judge Miller was unanimously elected by his fellow judges to serve as the Administrative Judge of the Harris County District Courts’ Civil Trial Division in 2022 and 2023.
Judge Miller received his J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law and serves as the Permanent Class President of the Class of 2001. He clerked for the Honorable Ricardo H. Hinojosa on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. In 2024, Judge Miller was awarded an Executive Certificate for completing the Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Before his career in law, Judge Miller was Associate Director of Bands at Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas, after graduating from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Music Education degree. At LSU, he served as the Drum Major of the “Golden Band from Tigerland.”
In 2024, presided over more jury trials than any other State District Judge in Harris County.
Endorsements
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Commissioner Adrian Garcia
Harris County, Precinct 2
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Commissioner Leslie Briones
Harris County, Precinct 4
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The Honorable Jeralynn Manor
Former Judge of the 80th Judicial District Court
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Representative Ron Reynolds
Texas House of Representatives, District 27
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Representative Ann Johnson
Texas House of Representatives, District 134
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Representative Jon Rosenthal
Texas House of Representatives, District 135
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Representative Gene Wu
Texas House of Representatives, District 137
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Representative Ana Hernandez
Texas House of Representatives, District 143
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Nancy McGregor Manne
Board Director Center for Reproductive Rights
Former Chair Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast
Active Arts, Food Bank, and Natural Park Philanthropist
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Reginald Greer
Former Senior Advisor, United States Department of State
2022-2025
Director of Primary Placement and Senior Advisor, White House
2021-2022
Victory Institute Classmate
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Annette Ramirez
Harris County Tax Accessor-Collector & Voter Registrar
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Constable Alan Rosen
Harris County Constable, Precinct 1
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Council Member Mario Castillo
City of Houston District H
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Mayor Annise Parker
City of Houston, 61st Mayor
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
Former President and CEO
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Claude Cummings Jr.
NAACP, National Board of Directors
Communications Workers of America
President
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Rick Lord
Texas State Building & Construction Trades Council
Former Executive Director
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Paul Puente
Houston Gulf Coast Building and Construction Trades Council
Executive Secretary
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Leticia Plummer
Former City of Houston At-Large Council Member – Position 4
Former City of Houston City Council ‘s Government Operations Committee
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Dominique D. Calhoun
National Bar Association, 81st President
Calhoun Meredith
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Benny Agosto Jr.
Hispanic National Bar Association
Former President
Houston Bar Association
President 2019-2020
Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner
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Dr. Benjamin L. Hall, III
NAACP Life-Time Member
ABOATA Member
Hall Law Firm
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Neal Manne
ADL Jurisprudence Award
ABA John Minor Wisdom Public Service and Professional Award
Susman Godfrey
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David Harrell
Houston Bar Association
Immediate Past President
Troutman Pepper Lock
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Sammy Ford
Houston Bar Association, Litigation Section
Chair 2024-2025
AZA
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Diana Gomez
Houston Bar Association President 2023-2024
Jackson Walker
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Christopher V. Popov
Houston Bar Association
President 2022-2023
Vinson & Elkins
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Jennifer A. Hasley
Houston Bar Association
President 2021-2022
Hasley Scarano, LLP
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Bill Kroger
Houston Bar Association
President 2020-2021
Baker Botts
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Warren Harris
Houston Bar Association
President 2018-2019
Bracewell
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Alistair Dawson
Houston Bar Association
President 2017-2018
Beck Redden
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Judge Daryl Moore
Former Judge of the 333rd Judicial District Court
Trial Judge of the Year
2018
AZA
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The Honorable Eileen O’Neill
Former Judge of the 190th Judicial District Court
American Board of Trial Advocates
Ware Jackson
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Dalia Castillo-Granados
Former President of the Association of Women Attorneys Houston
Director of the Children’s Immigration Law Academy
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Alvin Adjei
Former President of the Houston Young Lawyers Association (HYLA) 2021-2022
Author: A Case for Greatness: Achieving Success and Overcoming Trials in your Law Career, 2022
Former Assistant District Attorney: Chief of County Criminal Court 6
HKM Employment Attorneys
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Luke Gilman
Hispanic Bar Association of Houston
President 2024-2025
Jackson Walker
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Natalie Gonzales
Hispanic Bar Association of Houston
President 2022-2023
Yetter Coleman LLP
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Dililah Agho-Otoghile
Nationally Recognized Strategist and Community Organizer
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Mitchell Katine
Renowned LGBTQ and HIV Rights Advocate
South Texas College of Law, Trustee
Katine Nechman
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Dr. Rudy Rasmus
Bread of Life
Executive Director
St. Johns Downtown, Pastor Emeritus
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Alejandra Salinas
College Democrats of America
Former President
Susman Godfrey
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Shavonnah Roberts Schreiber
Texas Women’s Hall of Fame
2023 Inductee
LIVE Consortium
Former Board Member
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Jovon Tyler
LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
Immediate Past President
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Jeff Watters
Lambda Legal Houston Leadership
Council Co-Chair
Houston Bar Association
LGBTQ Committee Co-Chair
Gray Reed
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Texas Gulf Coast Plumbers Local Union 68
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LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
