William Ernest Miller

Judge William Ernest Miller

Personal

Birthday:

2/3/1908

Birthplace:

Johnson City, TN

Date of Death:

4/12/1976

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1933-1955
Chancellor, Tennessee Chancery Court, First Judicial District, 1939-1940
U.S. Army major, Air Corps, 1942-1945

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, August 19, 1954; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, November 16, 1954; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

University of Tennessee

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1930

Name of School - Second:

Yale University Law School

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School, is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty, small classes, limitless opportunities for clinical training, and strong encouragement of public service. Small by design, our impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates and its ongoing scholarship and outreach through 17 centers and projects.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1933

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee

Court Name:

Tennessee Middle District Court

President Nominating:

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/16/1955

Termination Date:

7/13/1970

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

7/8/1970

Termination Date - Second:

4/12/1976

Termination Reason - Second:

Death