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# Eric David Miller

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- State: National federal courts
- Role: U.S. Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2019-present
- Partner, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA, 2012-2019
- Assistant to the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 2007-2012
- Apellate Staff, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2004-2006
- U.S. Department of Justice roles: Appellate Staff, Civil Division (2001–2003, 2004–2006) Attorney-Advisor, Office of Legal Counsel (2003–2004)
- Law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas (U.S. Supreme Court), 2000–2001
- Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the United States, 2000-2001
- Law clerk to Judge Laurence H. Silberman (D.C. Circuit), 1999–2000
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1999-2000
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

### Education

- University of Chicago Law School (highest honors, Order of the Coif) — J.D. (1999)
- in Physics, Harvard University (magna cum laude) — B.A. (1996)
- Harvard College

### Additional information

- Nominated by President Donald Trump on January 23, 2019, to replace Richard C. Tallman
- Commissioned March 4, 2019
- Senate confirmation: February 26, 2019 (vote 53–46)
- Private practice, Seattle, WA, 2012-2019
- Lecturer (part-time), University of Washington School of Law, 2017-2017
- Lecturer (part-time), University of Washington School of Law, 2014-2014
- Deputy General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 2006-2007
- Date of birth: 1975-01-01
- ABA rating: Well Qualified
- Has authored and sat on numerous appellate cases, including Doe v.
- Github, Inc. and United States v.
- Salazar Del Real
- His career spans high-level government service, private legal practice, and academic work before his judicial appointment.
- Miller has argued over 60 appeals, including 16 before the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Birth place: Oak Park, IL

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### appellate oral argument

Scope: courtwide

In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.

Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary

[Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6063776)
- [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6063776)
- [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6063776)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8603/eric-david-miller/)
- [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8603/eric-david-miller/)
- [Wikidata: Eric D. Miller](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55584753)

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