Eric David Miller at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 4, 2019–present
Eric David Miller
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Lecturer (part-time), University of Washington School of Law, 2017-2017
- Lecturer (part-time), University of Washington School of Law, 2014-2014
- Partner, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA, 2012-2019
- Private practice, Seattle, WA, 2012-2019
- Assistant to the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 2007-2012
- Deputy General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 2006-2007
- Apellate Staff, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2004-2006
- Attorney-advisor, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 2003-2004
- Appellate Staff, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2003
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1999-2000
- Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the United States, 2000-2001
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2019-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- Harvard University · A.B., 1996
- University of Chicago · J.D., 1999
Personal record
Born 1975 · Oak Park, IL
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
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.
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 unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/6063776CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8603/eric-david-miller/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure