Born in Schenectady, New York, Miller received a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Princeton University in 1963, a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1966, and a Master of Laws in taxation from the George Washington University Law School in 1968. He was a law clerk to Judge Bruce M. Forrester of the United States Tax Court from 1966 to 1967, and was then an officer in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Corps until 1970. Miller was a trial attorney at Hogan & Hartson. He was on the D.C. Court of Appeals Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Bias in the D.C. Courts from 1990 to 1992, and on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of ColumbiaAdvisory Committee on Admissions and Grievances from 2002 to 2004. In 1994, then Chief Loren A. Smith appointed Miller to the Court of Federal Claims Advisory Council, which consists of Court of Federal Claims bar members whose practices are representative of the court's docket. The Council advises the court on matters pertaining to court administration and the court's relationship with the bar and the public. Miller was re-appointed to the Advisory Council in 1999 by then Chief Lawrence M. Baskir and was a member of the Advisory Council at the time of his appointment to the court. Miller assisted in planning, and was one of several moderators at, an April 1999 symposium sponsored by the U. S. Court of Federal Claims entitled, "When Does Retroactivity Cross the Line? Winstar, Eastern Enterprises and Beyond," held in Washington, D. C. The proceedings were published in 51 ALA. L. REV. 933-1379. He also served on a court-appointed Litigation Practice Task Force, which was established following the 1995 Judicial Conference of the Court of Federal Claims to consider ways to expedite proceedings and improve the litigation process in the court. Miller was also a member of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association's Board of Governors and served on the Board at the time of his appointment to the United States Court of Federal Claims.
Federal judicial service
Miller was appointed to the United States Court of Federal Claims by President George W. Bush. He received his commission as a judge on December 13, 2003. He retired in 2014 and Jeri Kaylene Somers was nominated as his replacement.
