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# Ruth Miller

District Court of the Virgin Islands · U.S. Magistrate Judge

## Profile

- Court: District Court of the Virgin Islands
- State: U.S. Virgin Islands
- Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Service status: recalled
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Ruth Miller held the role of a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands from 2010 until her retirement on July 25, 2024, after 14 years on the bench.
- She moved to the Virgin Islands in 1993, passed the local bar in 1994, and practiced in private law firms, including a solo practice and later with Dudley Topper Feuerzeig.
- Partner, Large law firm
- Chief District Judge Robert A. Molloy praised her 14 years of dedicated service and her contributions to the legal community
- Early Career: Chicago law firm partner; later private practice in the Virgin Islands
- In a statement, Miller said it was “bittersweet to be moving on, but I know the next generation of lawyers and judges will continue to raise the bar in administering justice in this community”
- Before joining the judiciary, Miller was a partner at Mayer, Brown & Platt (now Mayer Brown) in Chicago, where she practiced for about 10–11 years.

### Education

- Law Degree: John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law) — J.D. (1983)
- Undergraduate: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

### Additional information

- Magistrate, District Court, Virgin Islands, 2010-present
- Her official retirement date was July 25, 2024.
- Official retirement source describes partnership before work in the Virgin Islands.
- Solo practitioner, Private practice, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Attorney, Dudley, Topper and Feuerzeig

## 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

### civil remote testimony

Scope: courtwide

In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.

Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.

[Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### criminal recording and broadcasting

Scope: courtwide

Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.

Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.

[Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=27)
- [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=27)
- [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=27)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9628/ruth-miller/)
- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure)
- [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9628/ruth-miller/)
- [District Court of the Virgin Islands retirement release: Ruth Miller](https://www.vid.uscourts.gov/sites/vid/files/Press%20Release%2022-2023%20Retirement%20of%20Magistrate%20Judge%20Ruth%20Miller%20.pdf)
- [www.vid.uscourts.gov](https://www.vid.uscourts.gov/news/notice-recall-united-states-magistrate-judge-district-virgin-islands)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9628/ruth-miller/)
- [District Court of the Virgin Islands retirement release: Ruth Miller](https://www.vid.uscourts.gov/sites/vid/files/Press%20Release%2022-2023%20Retirement%20of%20Magistrate%20Judge%20Ruth%20Miller%20.pdf)

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