Robert Lowell Miller Jr. (born November 21, 1950)[1] is an inactive United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Robert Miller | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review | |
| In office July 8, 2020 – September 15, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | José A. Cabranes |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Godbey Wood |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2016 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | |
| In office February 3, 2003 – February 2, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | William Charles Lee |
| Succeeded by | Philip P. Simon |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | |
| In office December 17, 1985 – January 11, 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 98 Stat. 333 |
| Succeeded by | Damon R. Leichty |
| Judge of the St. Joseph County Superior Court | |
| In office January 7, 1976 – December 17, 1985 | |
| Appointed by | Otis R. Bowen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 21, 1950 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education | Northwestern University (BA) Indiana University (JD) |
Education and career
editMiller was born in South Bend, Indiana. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University in 1972. He received a Juris Doctor from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1975. He was a law clerk for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 1975. He was a judge of the St. Joseph County Superior Court in South Bend from 1975 to 1985.[2]
Federal judicial service
editMiller was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on October 23, 1985, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985.[2] He served as Chief Judge from February 3, 2003 to February 2, 2010.[3] He assumed senior status on January 11, 2016.[2]
On July 8, 2020, Miller was appointed to the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review by Chief Justice John Roberts.[4]
On August 3, 2023, it was announced that would assume inactive senior status in August 2023.[5]
References
edit- ^ Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress. Vol. 2. 1986. p. 1143.
- ^ a b c Robert Lowell Miller Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "General Order 2022-02" (PDF). United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. January 28, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "Current Membership - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review". United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
- ^ "Retirement of The Honorable Robert L. Miller Jr" (PDF). www.innd.uscourts.gov (Press release). August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
Sources
edit- Robert Lowell Miller Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.