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American judge
Shackelford Miller Jr.
Miller in 1950
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
November 1, 1965 – November 24, 1965
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
1961–1962
Preceded byThomas Francis McAllister
Succeeded byLester LeFevre Cecil
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
December 11, 1945 – November 1, 1965
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded byElwood Hamilton
Succeeded byBert Combs
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
March 4, 1939 – December 20, 1945
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byElwood Hamilton
Succeeded byRoy Mahlon Shelbourne
Personal details
BornShackelford Miller Jr.
(1892-09-04)September 4, 1892
Louisville, Kentucky
DiedNovember 24, 1965(1965-11-24) (aged 73)
EducationPrinceton University (AB)
Harvard Law School (LLB)

Shackelford Miller Jr. (September 4, 1892 – November 24, 1965) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

Education and career

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Miller received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Princeton University in 1914. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1917. He was in private practice of law in Louisville from 1919 to 1939.

Federal judicial service

Miller was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 16, 1939, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky vacated by Judge Elwood Hamilton. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 20, 1939, and received his commission on March 4, 1939. His service was terminated on December 20, 1945, due to his elevation to the Sixth Circuit.

Miller was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on November 23, 1945, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge Elwood Hamilton. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 4, 1945, and received his commission on December 11, 1945. He served as Chief Judge and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1961 to 1962. He assumed senior status on November 1, 1965. His service was terminated on November 24, 1965, due to his death.

References

  1. ^ Shackelford Miller Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Legal offices
Preceded byElwood Hamilton Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
1939–1945 		Succeeded byRoy Mahlon Shelbourne
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1945–1965 		Succeeded byBert Combs
Preceded byThomas Francis McAllister Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1961–1962 		Succeeded byLester LeFevre Cecil
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