--- title: "Beau A. Miller | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/beau-a-miller" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Beau A. Miller Texas 190th District Court · District Judge, Harris County 190th Civil District Court ## Profile - Court: Texas 190th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge, Harris County 190th Civil District Court - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - He also serves as the Legislative Chair of the State Judicial District Courts in Harris County and was elected Administrative Judge of the Harris County District Courts’ Civil Trial Division in 2022 and 2023 - Presiding Judge, Texas 190th Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2019-2022 - Of Counsel, Spagnoletti & Co., Houston, TX, 2017-2018 - Of Counsel, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Houston, TX, 2012-2017 - Law Clerk, District Court, S.D. Texas, TX, 2001-2003 - Assistant Director of Boards, Austin Independent School District, Austin, TX, 1995-1998 - Early in his career, he clerked for Judge Ricardo H. Hinojosa of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas ### Education - JD — The University of Texas at Austin — 2001 - He later received his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2001, serving as Permanent Class President of the Class of 2001 - Mechanical Engineering — Louisiana State University-System Office — 1995 - Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Louisiana State University in 1995, where he held the role of Drum Major of the “Golden Band from Tigerland” ### Additional information - Judge Beau A. Miller currently presides over the 190th Judicial District Court in Harris County, Texas and has been in office since January 1, 2019. - Judge Miller is a member of the Democratic Party and is running for re-election in the general election on November 3, 2026. - He advanced from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026. - He presided over more jury trials than any other State District Judge in Harris County in 2024 and has received awards including the 2024 Trial Judge of the Year by the Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists, the 2023 Annise Parker Leadership Award from the Victory Fund, and the 2021 Barnish Award from the Houston LGBT+ Political Caucus. - Practitioner, Bean & Bean LLP, Houston, TX, 2004-2012 - representing clients in commercial, products liability, and Section 1983 litigation - Judge Miller has been recognized for his leadership and judicial excellence. - Prior to law, he was Associate Director of Bands at Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas - During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was the first judge in Harris County to conduct both Zoom bench trials and in-person jury trials, ensuring court operations continued safely - Founder & CEO, LIVE Consortium, Houston, TX, ?-present ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### courtroom technology Scope: courtroom specific The courtroom provides laptop inputs, a document camera, a projector, attorney and witness displays, jury-box screens, annotation tools, and simultaneous video-and-exhibit presentation; material not yet admitted should not be displayed to the jury. Evidence excerpt: If a document is not yet in evidence, you can display the document at the Witness Stand and Attorneys' screens only; when the document is admitted into evidence, you can press "All" to display it to the jury. [Operating Electronic Equipment](https://www.justex.net/JustexAPI/api/Articles/CourtSectionByID/?CourtSectionTextID=169) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### civil remote appearances Scope: statewide In civil district and county court proceedings, the court may permit or require electronic participation after appropriate notice; compelled electronic participation for oral-testimony proceedings requires good cause or party agreement, and a jury trial requires party agreement. Evidence excerpt: Upon appropriate notice by a party or the court, a court may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means, except as otherwise provided in (2). [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### civil recording and broadcasting Scope: statewide Civil district and county trial courts may permit courtroom recording or broadcasting only under Supreme Court guidelines, with the required party and witness consent, or for ceremonial proceedings. Evidence excerpt: A trial court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings in the courtroom only in the following circumstances: [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.justex.net/courts/civil) - [Official roster](https://www.justex.net/courts/civil) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15873/beau-a-miller/) - [Harris County Civil District Courts official judicial roster](https://www.justex.net/courts/civil) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [Operating Electronic Equipment](https://www.justex.net/JustexAPI/api/Articles/CourtSectionByID/?CourtSectionTextID=169) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15873/beau-a-miller/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/beau-a-miller", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/beau-a-miller", "name": "Beau A. 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This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.