--- title: "John Richard Millard | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-richard-millard-15872" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # John Richard Millard Texas 328th Judicial District Court · Associate Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 328th Judicial District Court - State: Texas - Role: Associate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Associate Judge, Texas 328th Judicial District Court, Richmond, TX, 2019-present - John R. Millard is an Associate Judge of the 328th District (Family) Court in Fort Bend County, Texas, a position he has held since January 2, 2019. - Family law practice, Fort Bend County — since 1991 before joining bench - Sworn in as Associate Judge on January 2, 2019, with a public investiture on January 23, 2019 at the Fort Bend Justice Center - Co‐Founder, Past Executive Director & Past President of Fort Bend Lawyers Care, the county’s pro bono legal services organization - His late father, Richard W. Millard, was a Harris County judge for 38 years ### Education - South Texas College of Law, Houston — J.D. (1985) - South Texas College — J.D. (1984) - Business Administration — Texas State University — 1982 - Texas State University — B.A. (1982) ### Additional information - Practitioner, The Law Office of John Millard, P.C., Sugar Land, TX, ?-present - Co-Founder, Past Executive Director, and Past President, Fort Bend Lawyers Care, Fort Bend, TX, ?-present - Served on the State Bar of Texas 4‐G Grievance Committee. - Millard wore his father’s judicial robe at his investiture. - Member of the State Bar of Texas, Fort Bend Bar Association, and Family Bar of Fort Bend County. - Millard’s judicial experience and family law expertise have led him to co‐found Armatys Millard, PLLC, a mediation and arbitration firm specializing in family law disputes in Fort Bend, Harris, and surrounding counties. - The firm offers in‐person, Zoom, and hybrid mediation, with flexible scheduling. ## 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 ### 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.courtlistener.com/person/15872/john-richard-millard/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15872/john-richard-millard/) - [Texas 328th Judicial District Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15872/john-richard-millard/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15872/john-richard-millard/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-richard-millard-15872", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-richard-millard-15872", "name": "John Richard Millard | KnowJudges", "description": "John Richard Millard, Texas 328th Judicial District Court. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. 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. - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-a5f587f769df9f3231ef4f9a) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. 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.