Robert Lowell Miller Jr.

Robert Miller
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2016
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
In office December 17, 1985 – January 11, 2016
Nominated by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Seat established by 98 Stat. 333; Seat made permanent by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded by	vacant
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
St. Joseph County Superior Court Judge
In office January 7, 1976 – December 17, 1985
Nominated by	Otis R. Bowen
Personal details
Born	1950 (age 73–74) South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Residence	South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater	Northwestern University (B.A.) Indiana University School of Law (J.D.)
Occupation	Jurist

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

Miller was born in South Bend, Indiana. He received a B.A. from Northwestern University in 1972. He received a J.D. from Indiana University School of Law in 1975. He was a law clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana in 1975. He was a judge on the St. Joseph County Superior Court, South Bend, Indiana from 1975 to 1985.

Miller is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Miller was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on October 23, 1985, 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 2003-2010. He assumed senior status on January 11, 2016.

Sources

• Robert Lowell Miller Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by new seat	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana 1985–2016	Vacant