John Elvis Miller
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 and confirmed by voice vote, John Elvis Miller was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. He earned a law degree from University of Kentucky College of Law in 1912. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1888–1981
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law 1912
- Succeeded
- Heartsill Ragon
- Succeeded by
- Paul X Williams
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Western District of Arkansas succeeded Heartsill Ragon | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Miller authored 247 published opinions for the court (1941–1977). Most cited: Dunn v. Folsom (64 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Dunn v. Folsom | 166 F. Supp. 44 | 64 |
| 1962 | Blanscet v. Ribicoff | 201 F. Supp. 257 | 55 |
| 1958 | Wray v. Folsom | 166 F. Supp. 390 | 42 |
| 1951 | Sequoyah Feed & Supply Co. v. Robinson | 101 F. Supp. 680 | 40 |
| 1949 | Hawkins v. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane | 85 F. Supp. 104 | 37 |
| 1942 | Ramsouer v. Midland Valley R. Co. | 44 F. Supp. 523 | 37 |
| 1951 | Henderson v. Rounds & Porter Lumber Co. | 99 F. Supp. 376 | 36 |
| 1957 | Fuller v. Folsom | 155 F. Supp. 348 | 35 |
| 1953 | Marion County Co-Op. Ass'n v. Carnation Co. | 114 F. Supp. 58 | 33 |
| 1949 | United States Ex Rel. Bruce Co. v. Fraser Const. Co. | 87 F. Supp. 1 | 32 |
| 1960 | Sebby v. Flemming | 183 F. Supp. 450 | 30 |
| 1958 | Hallard v. Fleming | 167 F. Supp. 205 | 30 |
| 1968 | City National Bank of Fort Smith, Arkansas v. Vanderboom | 290 F. Supp. 592 | 29 |
| 1958 | Butler v. Folsom | 167 F. Supp. 684 | 29 |
| 1952 | United States v. 620.00 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Marion County | 101 F. Supp. 686 | 29 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 247 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 Elvis Miller?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed John Elvis Miller to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas in 1941.
- Was John Elvis Miller appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Elvis Miller was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Elvis Miller's confirmation vote?
- John Elvis Miller was confirmed by voice vote on January 31, 1941. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Elvis Miller on?
- John Elvis Miller was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Harris & Ewing (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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39 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).