{{Short description|American judge}} {{other uses|John Miller (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = John Lester Miller | honorific_suffix = | image = John Lester Miller.jpg | alt = | caption = | office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | term_start = October 1, 1971 | term_end = July 20, 1978 | office1 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | term_start1 = May 20, 1954 | term_end1 = October 1, 1971 | nominator1 = | appointer1 = Dwight D. Eisenhower | predecessor1 = William Alvah Stewart | successor1 = Ralph Francis Scalera | pronunciation = | birth_name = John Lester Miller | birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|03|24}} | birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|07|20|1901|03|24}} | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = | other_party = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | education = Westminster College (B.S.)<br>University of Pittsburgh School of Law (LL.B.) | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = <!--Embedded templates / Footnotes--> | footnotes = }}

'''John Lester Miller''' (March 24, 1901 – July 20, 1978) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

==Education and career==

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Miller received a Bachelor of Science degree from Westminster College in 1923 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1926. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh from 1926 to 1954.<ref name="auto">{{FJC Bio|1647|nid=1385151|name=John Lester Miller<!--(1901–1978)-->}}</ref>

==Federal judicial service==

On March 29, 1954, Miller was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge William Alvah Stewart. Miller was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 18, 1954, and received his commission on May 20, 1954. He assumed senior status on October 1, 1971, serving in that capacity until his death on July 20, 1978.<ref name="auto"/>

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==Sources== * {{FJC Bio|1647|nid=1385151|name=John Lester Miller<!--(1901–1978)-->}}

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