Robert Lowell Miller Jr.

Robert Miller
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
2003–2010
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
St. Joseph County
Superior Court Judge
In office
January 7, 1976 – December 17, 1985
Appointed by Otis R. Bowen
Personal details
Born Robert Lowell Miller Jr.
1950 (age 67–68)
South Bend, Indiana
Residence South Bend, Indiana
Education Northwestern University (B.A.)
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (J.D.)

Robert Lowell Miller Jr. (born 1950) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Education and career

Miller 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.[1]

Federal judicial service

Miller 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. He served as Chief Judge from 2003 to 2010. He assumed senior status on January 11, 2016.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Miller, Robert Lowell, Jr. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 98 Stat. 333		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
1985–2016		 Vacant
Preceded by
William Charles Lee		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
2003–2010		 Succeeded by
Philip P. Simon
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