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Robert Miller
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
In office
July 8, 2020 – September 15, 2023
Preceded byJosé A. Cabranes
Succeeded byLisa Godbey Wood
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
In office
January 11, 2016 – August 31, 2023
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
In office
2003–2010
Preceded byWilliam Charles Lee
Succeeded byPhilip P. Simon
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
In office
December 17, 1985 – January 11, 2016
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded bySeat established by 98 Stat. 333
Succeeded byDamon R. Leichty
Judge of the St. Joseph County Superior Court
In office
January 7, 1976 – December 17, 1985
Appointed byOtis R. Bowen
Personal details
Born (1950-11-21) November 21, 1950 (age 73)
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
ResidenceSouth Bend, Indiana
EducationNorthwestern University (BA)
Indiana University (JD)

Robert Lowell Miller Jr. (born November 21, 1950)[1] is a former 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. He served as Chief Judge from 2003 to 2010. He assumed senior status on January 11, 2016.[2] On August 3, 2023, it was announced that he would retire from the bench at the end of August 2023.[3]

On July 8, 2020, Miller was appointed to the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review by Chief Justice John Roberts.[4]

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 Robert Lowell Miller Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ "Retirement of The Honorable Robert L. Miller Jr" (PDF). www.innd.uscourts.gov (Press release). August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "Current Membership - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review". United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

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Legal offices Preceded bySeat established by 98 Stat. 333 Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana 1985–2016 Succeeded byDamon R. Leichty Preceded byWilliam Charles Lee Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana 2003–2010 Succeeded byPhilip P. Simon Preceded byJosé A. Cabranes Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review 2020–2023 Succeeded byLisa Godbey Wood
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