Shackelford Miller Jr.

Shackelford Miller Jr.
Shackelford Miller Jr.
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 by	Thomas Francis McAllister
Succeeded by	Lester LeFevre Cecil
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
	In office; December 11, 1945 – November 1, 1965
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Elwood Hamilton
Succeeded by	Bert Combs
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
	In office; March 4, 1939 – December 20, 1945
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Elwood Hamilton
Succeeded by	Roy Mahlon Shelbourne
Personal details
Born	Shackelford Miller Jr.; September 4, 1892; Louisville, Kentucky
Died	November 24, 1965 (aged 73)
Education	Princeton University (A.B.); Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1]

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References

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

Sources

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

Legal offices
Preceded by Elwood Hamilton	Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky 1939–1945	Succeeded by Roy Mahlon Shelbourne
Preceded by Elwood Hamilton	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 1945–1965	Succeeded by Bert Combs
Preceded by Thomas Francis McAllister	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 1961–1962	Succeeded by Lester LeFevre Cecil

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[auto-1] Shackelford Miller Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.