Roger Jeffrey Miner
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by voice vote, Roger Jeffrey Miner was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He earned a law degree from New York Law School in 1956. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1934–2012
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1985
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- State of New York at Albany 1977 · New York Law School 1956
- Succeeded by
- Robert David Sack
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Northern District of New York succeeded James Thomas Foley | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
| 1985 | Second Circuit | 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
| New York Law School | LL.B. | 1956 |
| State University of New York at Albany | B.S. | 1977 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Miner authored 73 published opinions for the court (1981–2008). Most cited: State of NY v. General Elec. Co. (101 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | State of NY v. General Elec. Co. | 592 F. Supp. 291 | 101 |
| 1984 | Keyes v. City of Albany | 594 F. Supp. 1147 | 38 |
| 2008 | Delgado v. Mukasey | 516 F.3d 65 | 32 |
| 1983 | Young v. Robertshaw Controls Co. | 560 F. Supp. 288 | 27 |
| 1985 | Bostick v. Rappleyea | 629 F. Supp. 1328 | 24 |
| 1983 | Auletta v. Tully | 576 F. Supp. 191 | 24 |
| 1982 | Maltais v. United States | 546 F. Supp. 96 | 24 |
| 1984 | Sierra Club v. Aluminum Co. of America | 585 F. Supp. 842 | 23 |
| 1982 | Matter of Ross | 18 B.R. 364 | 23 |
| 1984 | Engelhardt v. Consolidated Rail Corp. | 594 F. Supp. 1157 | 21 |
| 1982 | Armstrong v. New York State Commissioner of Correction | 545 F. Supp. 728 | 19 |
| 1985 | Wright v. National Bank of Stamford | 600 F. Supp. 1289 | 18 |
| 1982 | United States v. Glens Falls Insurance | 546 F. Supp. 643 | 17 |
| 1982 | Farkas v. New York State Department of Health | 554 F. Supp. 24 | 16 |
| 1982 | Shapiro v. Cooke | 552 F. Supp. 581 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 73 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 Roger Jeffrey Miner?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Roger Jeffrey Miner to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1985.
- Was Roger Jeffrey Miner appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Roger Jeffrey Miner was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Roger Jeffrey Miner's confirmation vote?
- Roger Jeffrey Miner was confirmed by voice vote on July 19, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Roger Jeffrey Miner on?
- Roger Jeffrey Miner was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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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26 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).