Roger Miner

Roger Jeffrey Miner (April 14, 1934 – February 18, 2012) was a federal appellate judge serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Miner was born in Hudson, New York. After graduating from New York Law School, Miner practiced law for many years there. He was corporation counsel (city attorney) for the City of Hudson from 1961 to 1964 and District Attorney of Columbia County, New York from 1968 to 1975. He served in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps.

Miner's judicial career began with his election in 1976 to the New York State Supreme Court, a trial court on which he served from 1976-81. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Miner to the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. In 1985, President Reagan promoted Miner to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He assumed senior status on the court effective January 1, 1997.

Death

Roger Miner died of heart failure at his Hudson home. He was survived by his wife, Jacqueline, several sons and a brother.

See also

• George H. W. Bush Supreme Court candidates

External links

• Roger Jeffrey Miner entry at The Political Graveyard