Recovery Stories

For this month’s wellness issue, The Houston Lawyer talked with four members of the bench about their personal stories of wellness. What follows are these synopses of rededication to wellness, recovery, reset, and recalibration. By andrew Pearce

The Honorable Beau A. Miller is the presiding judge of the 190th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas.

The Honorable Mike Engelhart is the presiding judge of the 151st Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas.

Judge Steven E. Kirkland served as judge of the 334th Civil District Court from 2016 to 2020, the 215th Civil District Court from 2009 to 2012, and in Houston Municipal Courts from 2001 to 2008. Judge Kirkland is currently city attorney for Nacogdoches, Texas, and regularly handles mediations and arbitrations.

The Honorable Lauren Reeder is the presiding judge of the 234th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas.