Robert Lowell Miller Jr.
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by voice vote, Robert Lowell Miller Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He earned a law degree from Indiana University School of Law -- Indianapolis (now McKinney School of Law) in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1950 · age 76
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1985
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Northwestern 1972 · Indiana Law -- Indianapolis (now McKinney School of Law) 1975
- Succeeded by
- Damon Ray Leichty
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Northern District of Indiana | Reagan (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
| Northwestern University | B.A. | 1972 |
| Indiana University School of Law -- Indianapolis (now McKinney School of Law) | J.D. | 1975 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Miller was assigned 9,735 district-court cases (1985–2023). Median time from filing to termination: 329 days across 9,732 closed cases.
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 271 of Miller’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 206 were affirmed, 46 reversed or vacated, and 19 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 213 published opinions for the court (1986–2011). Most cited: Conery v. Bath Associates (46 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Conery v. Bath Associates | 803 F. Supp. 1388 | 46 |
| 2004 | Rosado v. Taylor | 324 F. Supp. 2d 917 | 45 |
| 1991 | Newton v. Van Otterloo | 756 F. Supp. 1121 | 37 |
| 1989 | United States (EPA) v. Environmental Waste Control, Inc. | 710 F. Supp. 1172 | 37 |
| 1993 | Noland v. Wheatley | 835 F. Supp. 476 | 29 |
| 1991 | Amcast Industrial Corp. v. Detrex Corp. | 779 F. Supp. 1519 | 26 |
| 1995 | Martin v. DeBruyn | 880 F. Supp. 610 | 23 |
| 1996 | Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana v. Babbitt | 979 F. Supp. 771 | 22 |
| 1996 | Duff v. Lobdell-Emery Manufacturing Co. | 926 F. Supp. 799 | 22 |
| 1987 | Design Time, Inc. v. Synthetic Diamond Technology, Inc. | 674 F. Supp. 1564 | 22 |
| 1996 | Williams v. Pharmacia Opthalmics, Inc. | 926 F. Supp. 791 | 21 |
| 1994 | Dana Corp. v. American Standard, Inc. | 866 F. Supp. 1481 | 19 |
| 1993 | Wanke v. Lynn's Transportation Co. | 836 F. Supp. 587 | 19 |
| 1992 | American Standard Insurance Co. of Wisconsin v. Bakehorn | 147 B.R. 480 | 19 |
| 1987 | Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Smith | 664 F. Supp. 1228 | 19 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 213 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 Robert Lowell Miller Jr.?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Robert Lowell Miller Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 1985.
- Was Robert Lowell Miller Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Robert Lowell Miller Jr. was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Robert Lowell Miller Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Robert Lowell Miller Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Robert Lowell Miller Jr. on?
- Robert Lowell Miller Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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40 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).