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.

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.[2]

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.[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

  1. ^ Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress. Vol. 2. 1986. p. 1143.
  2. ^ a b c Robert Lowell Miller Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ "General Order 2022-02" (PDF). United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. January 28, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Current Membership - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review". United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
  5. ^ "Retirement of The Honorable Robert L. Miller Jr" (PDF). www.innd.uscourts.gov (Press release). August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

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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 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
2003–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
2020–2023 		Succeeded by
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lowell_Miller_Jr.
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