Eric David Miller
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1975.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 23, 2019
- Senate vote
- 53 to 46
- Confirmed
- Feb 26, 2019
- Commissioned
- Mar 4, 2019
Education
- A.B., Harvard University, 1996
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1999
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1999-2000
- Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 2000-2001
- Appellate staff attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2003, 2004-2006
- Attorney-advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 2003-2004
- Deputy general counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 2006-2007
- Assistant to the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 2007-2012
- Lecturer (part-time), University of Washington School of Law, 2014, 2017
- Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 2012-2019
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, July 19, 2018; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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