Walker David Miller
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1996 and confirmed by voice vote, Walker David Miller was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. He earned a law degree from University of Colorado Law School in 1963. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1939–2013
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1996
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Colorado Law School 1963
- Succeeded
- James R. Carrigan
- Succeeded by
- Christine M. Arguello
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | District of Colorado succeeded James R. Carrigan | Clinton (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
| University of Colorado Law School | LL.B. | 1963 |
| University of Chicago Law School | LL.M. | 1965 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Miller was assigned 4,062 district-court cases (1951–2011). Median time from filing to termination: 246 days across 4,028 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 65 of Miller’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 59 were affirmed, 4 reversed or vacated, and 2 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 78 published opinions for the court (1997–2011). Most cited: Application of Robinson (27 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Application of Robinson | 983 F. Supp. 1339 | 27 |
| 2001 | Cundy v. Woods (In Re Woods) | 284 B.R. 282 | 23 |
| 2010 | Ulibarri v. City & County of Denver | 742 F. Supp. 2d 1192 | 22 |
| 2004 | University of Colorado Hospital Authority v. Denver Publishing Co. | 340 F. Supp. 2d 1142 | 21 |
| 1997 | Sofford v. Schindler Elevator Corp. | 954 F. Supp. 1459 | 17 |
| 2005 | Doubleclick Inc. v. Paikin | 402 F. Supp. 2d 1251 | 15 |
| 1999 | Thien Van Vo v. Greene | 63 F. Supp. 2d 1278 | 15 |
| 2010 | Grynberg v. IVANHOE ENERGY, INC. | 666 F. Supp. 2d 1218 | 13 |
| 2008 | Adams v. Thomas | 387 B.R. 808 | 13 |
| 2005 | Stein v. Burt-Kuni One, LLC | 396 F. Supp. 2d 1211 | 12 |
| 2010 | Kerber v. Qwest Group Life Insurance Plan | 727 F. Supp. 2d 1076 | 11 |
| 2011 | Watson v. Dillon Companies, Inc. | 797 F. Supp. 2d 1138 | 10 |
| 2003 | Caspar v. Lucent Technologies, Inc. | 280 F. Supp. 2d 1246 | 10 |
| 2005 | Colorado v. Nord | 377 F. Supp. 2d 945 | 9 |
| 2007 | Frontrange Solutions USA, Inc. v. Newroad Software, Inc. | 505 F. Supp. 2d 821 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 78 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 Walker David Miller?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Walker David Miller to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in 1996.
- Was Walker David Miller appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Walker David Miller was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Walker David Miller's confirmation vote?
- Walker David Miller was confirmed by voice vote on July 11, 1996. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Walker David Miller on?
- Walker David Miller was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.
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
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).