Attorney, Miles Law Texas LLC

Melanie Miles is a Houston attorney licensed in Texas since 1996, with a law degree from South Texas College of Law; her State Bar profile lists family law and wills, trusts and probate as practice areas³. She defeated incumbent Justice of the Peace Sharon Burney in a May 2026 Democratic primary runoff and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹. She ran for Houston City Council, At-large Position 1, in 2023 and lost a December 2023 runoff¹.

• Attorney, Miles Law Texas LLC, Houston; practice areas listed with the State Bar include family law and wills, trusts and probate³
• Her campaign site lists pro bono legal help with wills, evictions and deed restrictions, service on a Harris County board of resources for adults and children by appointment of Commissioner Lesley Briones, and past work as executive director of a Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church ministry²
• Law degree, South Texas College of Law; licensed in Texas since November 1996³
• Ran for Houston City Council, At-large Position 1, in November 2023 and lost the December 9, 2023 runoff to Julian Ramirez, 50.1% to 49.9%¹. Placed first in a three-way Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7, Place 2, on March 3, 2026 with 42.6% of the vote, then defeated incumbent Sharon Burney in a May 26, 2026 runoff, 54.4% to 45.6%¹. No other party fielded a candidate, so she is running unopposed in the November 3, 2026 general election¹.