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John Elvis Miller

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

John Elvis Miller served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jan 31, 1941.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Jan 31, 1941
Born
1888

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of ArkansasFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jan 31, 1941 – Jan 30, 1981

Education

  • University of Kentucky College of LawLL.B., 1912

Career

Private practice, Searcy, Arkansas, 1912-1919; Prosecutor, First Judicial Circuit, Arkansas, 1919-1922; U.S. representative from Arkansas, 1931-1937; U.S. senator from Arkansas, 1937-1941; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1962-1963

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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