Gray H. Miller

Gray Hampton Miller (born 1948 in Houston, Texas) is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Biography

Miller attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy from 1967 to 1969, but received no degree. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 from the University of Houston and a Juris Doctor in 1978 from the University of Houston Law Center. He served as a police officer of the Houston Police Department from 1969 to 1978. Upon graduating from law school, he joined Houston's Fulbright & Jaworski law firm, where he later became partner in 1986. Judge Miller remained at this law firm until his appointment to the district court.

District Court service

On January 25, 2006, Miller was nominated by President Bush to be a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in place of Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr. who had taken senior status in 2006. He was confirmed unanimously by the Senate on April 25, 2006 and received his commission the same day.