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
Assumed office
January 11, 2016
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
St. Joseph County
Superior Court Judge
In office
January 7, 1976  December 17, 1985
Appointed byOtis R. Bowen
Personal details
Born
Robert Lowell Miller Jr.

1950 (age 7374)
South Bend, Indiana
Residence(s)South Bend, Indiana
EducationNorthwestern 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] On August 3, 2023, it was announced that he will retire from the bench at the end of August 2023.[2]

On July 8, 2020, Miller was appointed to the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review by Chief Justice John Roberts.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Robert Lowell Miller Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. "Retirement of The Honorable Robert L. Miller Jr" (PDF). www.innd.uscourts.gov (Press release). August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. "Current Membership - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review". United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

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