John Lester Miller
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954 and confirmed by voice vote, John Lester Miller was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1926. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1901–1978
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania 1923 · University of Pittsburgh Law 1926
- Succeeded
- William Alvah Stewart
- Succeeded by
- Ralph Francis Scalera
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded William Alvah Stewart | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania | B.S. | 1923 |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Law | LL.B. | 1926 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Miller authored 33 published opinions for the court (1955–1977). Most cited: Greco v. Bucciconi Engineering Company (63 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Greco v. Bucciconi Engineering Company | 283 F. Supp. 978 | 63 |
| 1958 | Wrobleski v. Bingler | 161 F. Supp. 901 | 35 |
| 1964 | In Re Wheatland Electric Products Co. | 237 F. Supp. 820 | 28 |
| 1957 | United States v. Stirone | 168 F. Supp. 490 | 25 |
| 1958 | Linger v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission | 158 F. Supp. 900 | 23 |
| 1974 | United States Steel Corporation v. United States | 385 F. Supp. 346 | 21 |
| 1960 | White v. New York State Natural Gas Corporation | 190 F. Supp. 342 | 21 |
| 1974 | Hartman v. Switzer | 376 F. Supp. 486 | 20 |
| 1975 | Good v. Weinberger | 389 F. Supp. 350 | 19 |
| 1957 | United States v. Logan Co. | 147 F. Supp. 330 | 14 |
| 1964 | United Steelworkers of America v. Copperweld Steel Co. | 230 F. Supp. 383 | 13 |
| 1957 | United States v. 10 Cartons, More or Less, Each Containing 26,332 Black Tablets of an Article of Drug Labeled in Part \ | 152 F. Supp. 360 | 13 |
| 1962 | United States v. Sullivan | 203 F. Supp. 1 | 11 |
| 1977 | Marshall v. Barnes & Tucker Co. | 432 F. Supp. 935 | 9 |
| 1956 | United States v. Frank | 151 F. Supp. 866 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 33 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 John Lester Miller?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed John Lester Miller to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1954.
- Was John Lester Miller appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Lester Miller was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Lester Miller's confirmation vote?
- John Lester Miller was confirmed by voice vote on May 18, 1954. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Lester Miller on?
- John Lester Miller was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).