2026 Texas General Election

Melanie is from Houston, Texas. She attended Bellaire High School. She has a bachelor’s degree from Howard University and a law degree from South Texas College of Law Houston. She lives with her two children in the Braeswood neighborhood.

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Melanie Miles is from Houston, Texas. She attended Bellaire High School. She has a bachelor’s degree in computer and information technology from Howard University and a law degree from South Texas College of Law Houston. She lives with her two children in the Houston.

Melanie is a family law attorney. She works at her own law firm in Harris County, where she has been for over 25 years. She previously worked as a real estate developer renovating residential properties for over 30 years.

Melanie is a family law attorney. She works at Flowers Firm, her own law firm in Harris County. She previously worked as a real estate developer.

As a member of the State Bar of Texas and a respected trial attorney, has focused her legal career on complex family law litigation, including custody and divorce cases, while also advocating for domestic violence victims and assisting underserved communities in navigating the legal system.

- As a member of the State Bar of Texas and a respected trial attorney, has focused her legal career on complex family law litigation, including custody and divorce cases, while also advocating for domestic violence victims and assisting underserved communities in navigating the legal system.

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- Justices of the Peace oversee Justice Courts, trial courts for civil cases up to $20,000, and misdemeanor cases punishable only by fine. They also perform marriages, issue warrants, conduct preliminary hearings, and serve as notaries.
- Texas has 835 Justice Courts, each presided over by a single judge. Every county has between one and eight precincts based on the county's population, each with its own Justice Court.
- Justices of the Peace are elected through partisan, precinct-wide election to four-year terms. 
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a district resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that precinct.
- The annual salary for Justices of the Peace ranges from $19,207 to $151,805 and is by the county's Commissioners Court.


Presides over civil cases and fine-only misdemeanor cases.

Harris Justice of the Peace, Justice Precinct 7, Post 2

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