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Walker David Miller

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Walker David Miller
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
In office
April 1, 2008 – March 24, 2013
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
In office
July 25, 1996 – April 1, 2008
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byJames R. Carrigan
Succeeded byChristine Arguello
Personal details
Born
Walker David Miller

(1939-03-31)March 31, 1939
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
DiedMarch 24, 2013(2013-03-24) (aged 73)
Greeley, Colorado, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Colorado Law School (LLB)
University of Chicago Law School (LLM)

Walker David Miller (March 31, 1939 – March 24, 2013) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.

Education and career

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Born in Denver, Miller received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Colorado Law School in 1963 and a Master of Laws from the University of Chicago Law School in 1965. He was in private practice in Greeley, Colorado from 1965 to 1966. He was then an assistant professor of law at the University of Kansas School of Law from 1966 to 1969, thereafter resuming his private practice in Greeley until 1996.

Federal judicial service

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On April 18, 1996, Miller was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado vacated by James R. Carrigan. Miller was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 11, 1996, and received his commission on July 25, 1996. He assumed senior status on April 1, 2008.[1]

Death

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Miller died suddenly at his home in Greeley on March 24, 2013, at age 73.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Walker David Miller at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "U.S. District Judge Walker Miller dead at 74 – The Denver Post". 26 March 2013.

Sources

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
1996–2008
Succeeded by