Background
Miller, Richard Sherwin was born on December 11, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Max and Mollie Miller.
Miller, Richard Sherwin was born on December 11, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Max and Mollie Miller.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Boston University, 1951; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Boston University, 1956; Master of Laws, Yale University, 1959.
Private practice law, Boston, 1956-1958;
associate professor of law, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1959-1962;
professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1962-1965;
professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1965-1973;
director clinical and interdisciplinary program, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1971-1973;
professor, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1973-1995;
professor emeritus, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1995;
dean, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1981-1984. Visiting professor law United States Information Agency/U. Hawaii, Hiroshima U. Affiliation Program, Japan, fall 1986, Victoria U., Wellington, New Zealand, Spring 1987. Delegate HawaiiState Judicial Conference, 1989-1992.
Consultant Hawaii Coalition for Health, since 1997.
Member Hawaii Substance Abuse Task Force, 1994-1995. Arbitrator Hawaii Court Annexed Arbitration Program, since 1995. Board directors Drug Policy Forum Hawaii, since 1996.
First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1951-1953. Member American Bar Association, Hawaii State Bar Association, Hawaii American Civil Liberties Union, American Inn of Court IV (emeritus founding member, master of the bench), American Law Institute, Honolulu Cmty-Media Council (president 1994-1998, vice president since 1998).
Married Doris Sheila Lunchick, May 24, 1956. Children: Andrea Jayne Armitage, Matthew Harlan.