Beau Miller
Beau Miller (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 190th District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Miller (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 190th District Court. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Beau Miller earned a bachelor's degree in music education from Louisiana State University in 1995 and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2001. Miller's career experience includes working as an attorney. He is the founder and president of Live Consortium and a member of the State Bar of Texas’ Texas Minority Counsel Program, Houston Trial Lawyers Association, and the LSU College of Music and Dramatic Arts Dean’s Taskforce.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 190th District Court
Incumbent Beau Miller defeated Fred Shuchart in the general election for Texas 190th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Beau Miller (D) | 51.7 | 549,595 |
 | Fred Shuchart (R) | 48.3 | 513,816 | |
| Total votes: 1,063,411 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 190th District Court
Incumbent Beau Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 190th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beau Miller | 100.0 | 139,551 |
| Total votes: 139,551 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 190th District Court
Fred Shuchart advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 190th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Fred Shuchart | 100.0 | 140,044 |
| Total votes: 140,044 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 190th District Court
Beau Miller defeated incumbent Debra Ibarra Mayfield in the general election for Texas 190th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beau Miller (D) | 54.4 | 643,982 |
 | Debra Ibarra Mayfield (R) | 45.6 | 539,084 | |
| Total votes: 1,183,066 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 190th District Court
Beau Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 190th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beau Miller | 100.0 | 132,608 |
| Total votes: 132,608 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 190th District Court
Incumbent Debra Ibarra Mayfield advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 190th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debra Ibarra Mayfield | 100.0 | 115,440 |
| Total votes: 115,440 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The judges of the Texas District Courts are chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[2]
Though Texas is home to more than 400 district courts, the courts are grouped into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region is overseen by a presiding judge who is appointed by the governor to a four-year term. According to the state courts website, the presiding judge may be a "regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court."[3]
Qualifications
To serve on the district courts, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Texas;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- between the ages of 25 and 75;*[4]
- a practicing lawyer and/or state judge for at least four years; and
- a resident of his or her respective judicial district for at least two years.[2]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Beau Miller did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
Beau Miller is running for judge in the November 6 General Election to make sure that everyone has fair access to the courts and a fair shake when they get there. With nearly two decades of legal practice, Beau knows that when judges don’t do their jobs effectively every day, the wheels of justice grind to a halt – and grind down hard-working people with limited resources who are just trying to get their day in court. Beau is an accomplished trial attorney with deep experience in complex litigation and a track record of promoting diversity in the legal profession. He is the founder of a non-profit organization that is fighting to end the stigma of HIV in our local communities. He is a former college band geek who has stayed involved with his alma mater to keep pushing for music and arts education. Beau is a thoughtful leader who has won fights to protect vulnerable children from abuse in civil rights cases against Texas school districts. When every other institution has failed us, Beau knows the courts should always be the one place that delivers justice. That’s the kind of legal expertise, real world experience and rock-solid values we need in our judiciary and especially on the 190th Civil District Court.[5] |
” |
| —Beau Miller[1] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas 190th District Court |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on April 14, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Administrative Judicial Regions," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
