Who appointed Brian Stacy Miller?

President George W. Bush appointed Brian Stacy Miller to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in 2008.

Was Brian Stacy Miller appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Brian Stacy Miller was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Brian Stacy Miller's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Brian Stacy Miller 88–0 on April 10, 2008.

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Brian Stacy Miller

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and confirmed by the Senate 88–0, Brian Stacy Miller is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1995. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1967 · age 59
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2008
Confirmed: 88–0
Education: University of Central Arkansas 1992 · Vanderbilt Law School 1995
Succeeded: George Howard Jr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2008	Eastern District of Arkansas succeeded George Howard Jr.	G.W. Bush (R)	88–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 88–0 on April 10, 2008 · 110th Congress, Roll Call 102. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 88

44 D, 43 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 12

5 D, 6 R, 1 I

Education

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas	A.A.	1990
University of Central Arkansas	B.S.	1992
Vanderbilt University Law School	J.D.	1995

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Miller was assigned 3,459 district-court cases (1970–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 203 days across 2,777 closed cases.

Other civil matters53%

Prisoner & habeas14%

Civil rights10%

Contract4%

Personal-injury torts4%

Labor & ERISA4%

Other12%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 589 of Miller’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 501 were affirmed, 50 reversed or vacated, and 38 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

In our data, Miller authored 21 published opinions for the court (1956–2011). Most cited: Aaron v. Cooper (35 citations).

A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1956	Aaron v. Cooper	143 F. Supp. 855	35
1959	Aaron v. McKinley	173 F. Supp. 944	20
1959	Shelton v. McKinley	174 F. Supp. 351	12
1970	Quinn v. United States	312 F. Supp. 999	11
2009	Davis v. Union Pacific Railroad	598 F. Supp. 2d 955	9
1968	United States v. Carson	282 F. Supp. 261	8
1959	Aaron v. Cooper	169 F. Supp. 325	7
2009	Griffin v. Webb	653 F. Supp. 2d 925	6
1958	United States v. Florida	165 F. Supp. 328	6
1972	Worthen Bank & Trust Co. v. National BankAmericard Inc.	345 F. Supp. 1309	5
2008	Laseraim Tools, Inc. v. SDA Manufacturing, LLC	624 F. Supp. 2d 1027	4
2008	Jones v. Forrest City Grocery Inc.	564 F. Supp. 2d 863	3
1960	Aaron v. Tucker	186 F. Supp. 913	3
2011	Crews & Associates, Inc. v. Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	783 F. Supp. 2d 1066	2
2011	Southeast Arkansas Hospice, Inc. v. Department of Health & Human Services	784 F. Supp. 2d 1102	1

Showing the 15 most-cited of 21 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Brian Stacy Miller?: President George W. Bush appointed Brian Stacy Miller to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in 2008.
Was Brian Stacy Miller appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Brian Stacy Miller was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Brian Stacy Miller's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Brian Stacy Miller 88–0 on April 10, 2008.
Which court is Brian Stacy Miller on?: Brian Stacy Miller is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Sources

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18 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).