Roger Jeffrey Miner was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
21 Facts About Roger Miner
Roger Miner received a Bachelor of Laws from New York Law School in 1956.
Roger Miner received a Bachelor of Science from State University of New York in 1977.
Roger Miner served as a Captain in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps from 1956 to 1959.
Roger Miner was in private practice of law in Hudson from 1959 to 1975.
Roger Miner was corporation counsel for the City of Hudson, New York from 1961 to 1964.
Roger Miner was an assistant district attorney of Columbia County, New York in 1964.
Roger Miner was the district attorney of Columbia County from 1968 to 1975.
Roger Miner was an adjunct associate professor, Columbia-Greene Community College from 1974 to 1979.
Roger Miner was a justice of the New York State Supreme Court from 1976 to 1981.
Roger Miner was an adjunct professor, New York Law School from 1986 to 1996.
Roger Miner was an adjunct professor of Albany Law School of Union University from 1997 until his death.
Roger Miner was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 28,1981, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York vacated by Judge James Thomas Foley.
Roger Miner was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25,1981, and received commission on September 28,1981.
Roger Miner's service was terminated on August 2,1985, due to elevation to the court of appeals.
Roger Miner was nominated by President Reagan on June 25,1985, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, to a new seat created by 98 Stat.
Roger Miner was confirmed by the Senate on July 22,1985, and received commission the same day.
Roger Miner assumed senior status on January 1,1997 due to a certified disability, serving in that status until his death.
Roger Miner was opposed by some Senate Republicans, and drew strong opposition from anti-abortion and right-to-work groups, because of his refusal to state his position on abortion.
Roger Miner died of heart failure at his Hudson home.
Roger Miner was survived by his wife, Jacqueline, several sons and a brother.