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Andrew Galbraith Miller

Andrew Galbraith Miller

Wisconsin Eastern District Court

Born 1801 in Carlisle, PA

Died 1874 in Milwaukee, WI

FJC ID: 1643

Andrew Galbraith Miller (September 18, 1801 – September 30, 1874) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the first and only United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wisconsin, which existed from the time Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848 until the district was split into eastern and western districts in 1870. At that time, Miller transitioned to become the first district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, serving until his retirement in January 1873. Prior to Wisconsin statehood, he served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin Territory.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    1822–1838
  2. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    Attorney general

Appointments

  1. Wisconsin Eastern District Court
    1870–1873 (None (reassignment))
    Term ended: Retirement
  2. U.S. District Court for the District of Wisconsin
    1848–1870 · Appointed by James K. Polk (Democratic)
    Term ended: Reassignment
  3. District Court, D. Wisconsin
    1848–1870
    Term ended: other_pos

Education

  1. Dickinson College
  2. Read law
    1822
  3. Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College)
    B.A. · 1819