North Texas News

A father who has not seen his daughter since 2018 has filed a petition for review with the Texas Supreme Court, asking for reconsideration of more than 20 issues stemming from his divorce case before Dallas County Family Court Judge Andrea Plumlee.

Bradley B. Miller’s 239-page petition, filed June 26, documents his multiple attempts to remove his case from Plumlee’s courtroom.

In the pleadings, Miller catalogued numerous instances of abuse, rights violations, and criminal acts allegedly committed by the trial court. Miller also noted that he had previously filed complaints with the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct against Plumlee and her Associate Judge. Judge Plumlee refused to recuse herself, Miller said. 

Without a fair disposition, Miller told the North Texas News, he has lost his marital home, the ability to see his daughter grow up and had to move in with his parents due to spending much of his savings – $270,000 – on his divorce proceedings.

An IT consultant who graduated from Yale, Miller can no longer afford to pay legal fees and is representing himself in his Supreme Court case.

“She has her own bias,” Miller said. “She sees herself as a social justice warrior, and there’s places where that’s beneficial to society, but that's not her job."

“If she thinks you’re privileged or wealthy, she’s she going to stick it to you, and if you’re a man, she’s really going to stick it to you,” Miller added.

In the 2019 Dallas Bar Association’s Judicial Evaluation Poll, Plumlee earned 35 percent Excellent; 32 percent Acceptable and 28 percent Needs Improvement in the category “Is this judge impartial?” In the category of “Do you approve of this judge’s overall performance?” Plumlee was rated 37 percent Excellent; 37 percent Acceptable and 22 percent Needs Improvement.

North Texas News did not receive a response to a request for comment from Plumlee’s Court Coordinator.

“You can tell she relishes the power she wields over people,” Miller said. “It’s like she’s untouchable. We have an oversight board, but they are shill organizations. They never issue any punishment. They might admonish, but do nothing of substance.”

Miller said a recent Reuters investigation, The Teflon Robe, sheds more light on lack of judicial oversight.

On top of the losses incurred during his divorce, Plumlee also issued a warrant that put Miller behind bars at Lew Sterrett jail.

“This fraudulent order…contained several injunctions violating Miller’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights; and it was presented as a purported legal document signed by a judge in a court that had no jurisdiction,” the petition states.

Miller says the whole process underscores the need for reform in the Family Court system in Dallas County and across the country.