Rough justice.
An innocent IT worker who got on the wrong side of an obnoxious Texas judge will not face any punishment over the incident, as further examples of the judge’s apparent obnoxious behavior came to light.
A video showing Harris County Judge Nathan Milliron berating the worker as he came to offer him IT support in court went viral when it was released on social media.
The county “will not discharge, demote, or otherwise discriminate against an employee who is properly performing his or her duties,” Amanda Cain, a spokesperson for the district court administration, told KPRC 2 on Wednesday.
The IT worker in the video has not been publicly identified and has not yet given his side of the story.
In the video, Judge Milliron is seen losing his cool with the worker during a tense exchange over an apparent audio problem.
“You don’t have to go too far,” the IT worker tells the judge as he gets up from the bench. “You just joined from your audio here, right?”
“Yes,” Milliron replies.
Moments later, the worker said everything was good before the judge returned to the bench.
When the IT worker quipped that it was a “false alarm,” Judge Milliron responded sharply, telling him not to joke and ultimately ordering him to leave the courtroom and calling for his supervisor.
“Jesus Christ. I’m sick and tired of this bulls–t today,” the judge said in the clip, which has now been viewed millions of times.
In the wake of the viral video, emails emerged showing Judge Milliron snapping at “subordinates” and hitting out at what he called his office’s “ineptitude,” KPRC 2 reported.
In one obtained email dated Aug. 12, 2025, Judge Milliron lays into a district clerk’s office employee identified only as Lisa.
“Lisa — you got an email today… right? Own it. I’m the district judge and your are absolutely a subordinate [sic],” the judge ranted.
“Lisa — you heard something that you didn’t advance, right? I probably have the email you got. I’m much smarter than you. I will post this emai [sic],” he continued.
In an earlier email dated May 10, 2025, Judge Milliron expressed his frustration in his correspondence with District Clerk Marilyn Burgess.
“My court will no longer be stagnant because of DCO’s [District Clerk’s Office] ineptitude,” Milliron wrote.
“THIS IS NO LONGER AN ASK. GET ME A CLERK THAT RESPONDS TO ME and does the job,” he continued.
The judge’s apparent conduct has now sparked direct and highly unusual complaints from fellow members of the legal community.
“I listened to it, and it offended me as a citizen and also as a lawyer,” longtime criminal defense attorney James Stafford told KPRC 2.
“I’ve never seen a judge act this way. His conduct was way out of hand,” Stafford added, as he said he had decided to write directly to Judge Milliron, the first time he had done so in five decades of practicing law.
Judge Milliron responded to Stafford’s letter by telling him that he “probably shouldn’t be communicating with the judge ex parte on his judicial email address,” and demanding that he appear in court on April 9.
Stafford has since said he does not intend to comply with what he called an unenforceable order.Now the most senior lawyer in the county is planning to attend the April 9 meeting, as he slammed Judge Milliron’s conduct.
“Our organization stands up for good judges who do the right thing and bad judges who don’t,” Brent Mayr, president of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, said in a social media video.
“By now, many of you have seen or heard about this Harris County judge treating a court staff employee in an absolutely inappropriate and humiliating manner. There is no question that judges should not act like that,” Mayr said.
Judge Milliron did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
