Michael O. Miller
Michael Owen Miller was a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two. He was appointed to the court by Republican Governor Jan Brewer on December 18, 2012, to fill a vacancy left by the retirement of Judge J. William Brammer, Jr.[1]
Judge Miller was required to stand for retention by voters in 2016 in order to serve a full term on the court. He was retained for a full six-year term that began in January 2017. He retired from the bench in 2017.
Education
Miller received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 1973 and completed doctoral studies at the University of Michigan in 1980. He attended the University of Arizona College of Law to participate in its new law-psychology program and earned his J.D. in 1984.[2]
Career
Miller began his legal career as a law clerk for Judge Robert Corcoran, Arizona Court of Appeals. After his clerkship, he entered private practice as an attorney with the law firm of Lewis & Roca. In 1998, Miller joined the law firm of Miller Smith LLP. He worked as a solo practitioner from 2000 to 2001, and then joined the law firm of Quarles & Brady. Miller was appointed to the Pima County Superior Court in 2002. He served on the Pima County Superior Court until his appointment to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two, in 2012.[2][1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2002 Member of the Year, State Bar of Arizona[1]
Associations
- Supreme Court hearing officer on attorney discipline cases
- State Bar's ethics committee
- Commission on Judicial Conduct
- Morris K. Udall Inn of Court founder and former administrator[2][1]
Elections
2016
- See also: Arizona Supreme Court elections, 2016
Judge Miller filed to stand for retention by voters in 2016 in order to remain on the bench.[3]
Election results
November 8 general election
Michael O. Miller was retained in the Arizona Court of Appeals, Miller's seat election with 78.18% of the vote.
| Arizona Court of Appeals, Miller's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Michael O. Miller | 78.18% | |
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||
2012
Miller was retained to the Pima County Superior Court with 79.11 percent of the vote in the general election on November 6th.[4][5]
- See also: Arizona judicial elections, 2012
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Arizona Court of Appeals, "Judges of Division Two"
- Arizona Court of Appeals, "Division Two"
- Arizona Court of Appeals, "Division One"
- 2016 Judicial Performance Review for Arizona Court of Appeals Judges
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Yuma News Now, "Governor Jan Brewer Names Appointment to Arizona Court of Appeals," December 18, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two, "Michael O. Miller," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Justices & Judges," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Courts, "Judicial Performance Evaluations: Retention List," 2012
- ↑ Pima County, Arizona, "2012 Pima County Official Election Results," November 20, 2012
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona
State courts:
Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona
