Background
Miller, Rita J. was born in New York, New York, United States.
Miller, Rita J. was born in New York, New York, United States.
Connecticut College (Bachelor of Arts). Loyola Law School of Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1979). Loyola Law School of Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1979).
Worked at Munger, Tolles & Olson. Admitted to the bar, 1979, California and United States. District Court, Central District of California.
1982, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1984, United States. District Court, Northern District of California. 1987, United States. District Court, Southern District of California.
1991, United States.
Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Member, Saint Thomas More Law Honor Society. Member, 1977-1978 and Chief Articles Editor, 1978-1979, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review.
Author: "Shaffer v.
Heitner: Reshaping the Contours of State Court Jurisdiction," 11 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 1977. Member, Loyola Law School Board of Governors, 1980-1984. Member, Board of Directors, Family Assistance Involving the Homeless, 1990.
Hearing Examiner, Los Angeles City Police Commission, 1987.
Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Secretary, Human Rights Section, 1980-1982). The State Bar of California (Member, Standing Committee on Group Insurance, 1991-1994).
Cowboy Lawyers Association(Member, 1 994).
Member, Saint Thomas More Law Honor Society. Member, 1977-1978 and Chief Articles Editor, 1978-1979, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review.