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Texas judge caught chastising helpful IT worker in viral video

Nbcnews · · 398 words · By Rebecca Cohen
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What to know about Texas judge caught chastising helpful IT worker in viral video

A judge in Harris County, Texas, is facing backlash after a viral video showed him snapping at an IT employee who had just helped him fix a technology issue in his courtroom.

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What happened

A judge in Harris County, Texas, is facing backlash after a viral video showed him snapping at an IT employee who had just helped him fix a technology issue in his courtroom.

Why it matters

In a clip from a court livestream that went viral over the weekend, District Judge Nathan Milliron of the 215th Civil Court is seen speaking with the IT worker, who is helping him with a computer issue.

Common ground

After the IT employee tells Milliron that the remedy would take "5 seconds," Milliron returns to his seat as the employee makes light of the tech problem.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Stafford, who has been practicing law for 52 years, told KPRC that he has never seen a judge act that way.”
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Claim 2: “In response, Milliron ordered Stafford to appear before him in court on April 9 "to address James' opinions, his expressions as a citizen, as a voter," Mayr said.”
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Claim 3: “"Jesus Christ," Milliron continues, according to the video. "Sick and tired of this b------- today."”
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No evidence found in any sources that mention judicial profanity or specific verbal outbursts.
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Claim 4: “The IT worker bids the judge a respectful farewell, but Milliron responds, "Get out of my courtroom."”
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No evidence found in any sources that mention judicial interactions with IT workers or courtroom expulsions.
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Claim 5: “On Wednesday, KPRC reported that Milliron is listed as delinquent on two separate filings, including both campaign finance and personal financial disclosure reports, according to records from the Texas Ethics Commission.”
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Claim 6: “Stafford wrote to Milliron, "I hope you issued him an apology for the way you treated him," "I hope you were just having a bad day and this is not your typical judicial temperament."”
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Claim 7: “Mayr noted that the criminal lawyers association will be there to support Stafford in court — if he goes.”
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Claim 8: “"Don't joke around," Milliron shoots back, adding: "I'm serious about this. It was happening. I can't understand."”
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Wikipedia entries reference Delia Milliron (chemical engineer) and unrelated topics. No mention of judicial misconduct or viral videos.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delia J. Milliron is the T. Brockett Hudson Professor in Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Milliron leads a research team that focuses on developing and studying the propertie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delia_Milliron
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Milliron is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Delia Milliron (fl. 2004), American chemical engineer John Milliron (born 1947), American politician
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milliron
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari is an American documentary series directed and produced by Dani Sloane. It explores the investigation into dentist Larry Rudolph following the October 2016 murder of his …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophy_Wife:_Murder_on_Safari
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Claim 9: “It is not immediately clear when the incident occurred.”
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No evidence found in any sources that mention the timing or date of the incident.
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Claim 10: “The email is not a valid order," Stafford told KPRC. "It has no legal enforcement."”
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Claim 11: “After the video went viral online over the weekend, Harris County criminal defense lawyer James Stafford reached out to Milliron via email and asked him to apologize to the employee.”
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No evidence found in any sources that mention lawyer James Stafford's outreach to Judge Milliron.
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Claim 12: “Milliron did not immediately respond to a request for comment.”
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No evidence found in any sources that mention Judge Milliron's response to media inquiries.
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Claim 13: “A judge in Harris County, Texas, is facing backlash after a viral video showed him snapping at an IT employee who had just helped him fix a technology issue in his courtroom.”
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All cited Wikipedia sources describe Harris County demographics, jails, and unrelated historical events. None mention the judge, IT employee, or viral video incident.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 9, 2014, a mass shooting occurred in a home located in northern Harris County, Texas, near the Spring census-designated place, a suburban area of the Greater Houston area, leaving six family m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Harris_County_shooting
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,731,145, and was estimated to be 5,009,302 in 2024, making it the most populous county in Texa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_County,_Texas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The government of Harris County, Texas maintains its main jail complex in Downtown Houston, Texas. The complex, operated by the Harris County Sheriff's Office (HCSO), lies in the peninsula formed by t…
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Claim 14: “In a clip from a court livestream that went viral over the weekend, District Judge Nathan Milliron of the 215th Civil Court is seen speaking with the IT worker, who is helping him with a computer issue.”
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Cited Wikipedia sources discuss unrelated topics (Women's March 2019, Victorian Los Angeles architecture). No mention of court livestreams, Judge Milliron, or IT workers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an incomplete list of the 2019 Women's March events, most of which took place on January 19, 2019, some on January 20 or later (as noted), and a few before (also as noted).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The late-Victorian-era Downtown of Los Angeles in 1880 was centered at the southern end of the Los Angeles Plaza area, and over the next two decades, it extended south and west along Main Street, Spri…
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Claim 15: “Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association President Brent Mayr said in a social media video Tuesday.”
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No evidence found in any sources that mention Brent Mayr's social media statement about the incident.
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Claim 16: “After the IT employee tells Milliron that the remedy would take '5 seconds,' Milliron returns to his seat as the employee makes light of the tech problem.”
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No evidence found in any sources that mention IT workers, judges, or technical issues in courtrooms.
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