Who appointed M. Miller Baker?

President Donald J. Trump appointed M. Miller Baker to the U.S. Court of International Trade in 2019.

Was M. Miller Baker appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

M. Miller Baker was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was M. Miller Baker's confirmation vote?

M. Miller Baker was confirmed by voice vote on August 1, 2019. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

U.S. Court of International Trade / Appointed 2019 / Active

M. Miller Baker

Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade

Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and confirmed by voice vote, M. Miller Baker is a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. He earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1984. Sources ↓

Born: 1962 · age 64
Appointed by: Donald J. Trump, 2019
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Tulane Law School 1984
Succeeded: Donald Carl Pogue

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2019	U.S. Court of International Trade succeeded Donald Carl Pogue	Trump (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

Louisiana State University
Tulane University Law School	J.D.	1984

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

U.S. Naval Reserve	1986-1995
Law clerk, Hon. John M. Duhe, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana	1984-1985
Law clerk, Hon. Thomas G. Gee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Cicuit	1985-1986
U.S. Department of Justice, 1986-1989; attorney-advisor, Office of Legal Policy, 1986-1988; special assistant to the assistant attorney general, Civil Rights	1988-1989
Private practice, Washington, D.C.	1989-1991, 1993-2019
Counsel, U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1991-1993; Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks	1991-1992

Questions & answers

Who appointed M. Miller Baker?: President Donald J. Trump appointed M. Miller Baker to the U.S. Court of International Trade in 2019.
Was M. Miller Baker appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: M. Miller Baker was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was M. Miller Baker's confirmation vote?: M. Miller Baker was confirmed by voice vote on August 1, 2019. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is M. Miller Baker on?: M. Miller Baker is a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade.

Sources

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6 years on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).