Who appointed Gray Hampton Miller?

President George W. Bush appointed Gray Hampton Miller to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 2006.

Was Gray Hampton Miller appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Gray Hampton Miller was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Gray Hampton Miller's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Gray Hampton Miller 93–0 on April 25, 2006.

Southern District of Texas / Appointed 2006 / Senior status since 2018

Gray Hampton Miller

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by the Senate 93–0, Gray Hampton Miller is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Houston Law Center in 1978. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1948 · age 78
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2006
Confirmed: 93–0
Education: University of Houston 1974 · University of Houston Law Center 1978
Succeeded: Ewing Werlein Jr.
Succeeded by: Charles R. Eskridge III

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2006	Southern District of Texas succeeded Ewing Werlein Jr.	G.W. Bush (R)	93–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 93–0 on April 25, 2006 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 93. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 93

39 D, 54 R

Did not vote · 7

5 D, 1 R, 1 I

Education

University of Houston	B.A.	1974
University of Houston Law Center	J.D.	1978

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Miller was assigned 2,541 district-court cases (2005–2024). Median time from filing to termination: 207 days across 2,533 closed cases.

Contract20%

Labor & ERISA17%

Prisoner & habeas13%

Other federal statutes9%

Civil rights9%

Personal-injury torts8%

Other26%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 383 of Miller’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 322 were affirmed, 40 reversed or vacated, and 21 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

In our data, Miller authored 54 published opinions for the court (2006–2011). Most cited: eCast Settlement Corp. v. Tran (In Re Tran) (37 citations).

A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2007	eCast Settlement Corp. v. Tran (In Re Tran)	369 B.R. 312	37
2011	Quicksilver Resources, Inc. v. Eagle Drilling, LLC	792 F. Supp. 2d 948	13
2011	Rx. Com, Inc. v. O'Quinn	766 F. Supp. 2d 790	12
2009	Lavie v. Ran	406 B.R. 277	12
2009	Funk v. Stryker Corp.	673 F. Supp. 2d 522	11
2007	GM GOLD & DIAMONDS LP v. Fabrege Co., Inc.	489 F. Supp. 2d 725	10
2007	Wakat v. Montgomery County	471 F. Supp. 2d 759	9
2010	Fisher v. Halliburton	703 F. Supp. 2d 639	8
2007	United States Ex Rel. Longhi v. Lithium Power Technologies, Inc.	481 F. Supp. 2d 815	8
2009	United States v. Radley	659 F. Supp. 2d 803	7
2008	Barker v. Halliburton Co.	541 F. Supp. 2d 879	7
2007	Wolinsky v. Oak Tree Imaging, LP	362 B.R. 770	7
2011	Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. Sanders	787 F. Supp. 2d 628	6
2008	United States Ex Rel. Longhi v. Lithium Power Technologies, Inc.	530 F. Supp. 2d 888	6
2007	Fisher v. Halliburton, Inc.	454 F. Supp. 2d 637	6

Showing the 15 most-cited of 54 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Gray Hampton Miller?: President George W. Bush appointed Gray Hampton Miller to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 2006.
Was Gray Hampton Miller appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Gray Hampton Miller was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Gray Hampton Miller's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Gray Hampton Miller 93–0 on April 25, 2006.
Which court is Gray Hampton Miller on?: Gray Hampton Miller is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Sources

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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).