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Eric David Miller

Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Eric David Miller serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Feb 26, 2019 by a 53–46 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump
Confirmed
Feb 26, 2019
Senate vote
53–46
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1975

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDonald J. Trump · Feb 26, 2019

Education

  • Harvard UniversityA.B., 1996
  • University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 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

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Eric David Miller, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j6063776/eric-david-miller (accessed 2026-10-13).