Robert Miller
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| Robert Miller | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #5T |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 12/17/1985 - Current |
| Chief: | 2003 - 2010 |
| Preceded by: | 98 Stat. 333 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1950 |
| Home State: | South Bend, IN |
| Bachelors: | Northwestern U., B.A., 1972 |
| Law School: | Indiana U. School of Law, J.D., 1975 |
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Robert Lowell Miller, Jr. is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He joined the court in 1985 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan.
Early life and education
An native of South Bend, Miller graduated from Northwestern University in 1972 with his Bachelor's Degree and graduated from Indiana University Law School in 1975. [1]
Professional career
After law school in 1975, Miller was a law clerk for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana for one year, then in 1975 was appointed to be a Circuit Court Judge for St. Joseph County a post he served until his appointment to the Federal Bench in 1985. [1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Indiana
On the recommendation of Senators Dan Quyale and Dick Lugar, Miller was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on October 23, 1985, to a new judgeship created by 98 Stat. 333. Miller was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 16, 1985 and received commission on December 17, 1985. [1]
Notable cases
Indiana food stamps
Judge Miller was the presiding judge involving a backlog in applications for food stamps in the State of Indiana. A Indiana attorney sued IBM, a main contractor that Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels fired over their handling of privatizing Indiana's welfare system. The judge ordered on October 29, 2009 that Indiana must ease up the backlogs and have one year to meet the first target set by the judge[2].
External links
- Miller Bio from the Federal Judicial Center
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat | Northern District of Indiana 1985–Current Seat #5T | Succeeded by: ' |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Philip Simon • Robert Miller • Theresa Springmann • Joseph Van Bokkelen • Jon E. DeGuilio | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Roger Cosbey • Paul Cherry • Andrew Rodovich • Christopher Nuechterlein • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Allen Sharp • Michael Kanne • Jesse Eschbach • Thomas Whitten Slick • George Beamer • Robert Grant • Phil McNagny • William Parkinson • Luther Swygert • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Miller • Allen Sharp • William Lee • Jesse Eschbach • George Beamer • Robert Grant • Luther Swygert • | ||
