Background
Miller, Robert Joseph was born on March 30, 1945 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Ross Wendell and Coletta Jane (Doyle) Miller.
Miller, Robert Joseph was born on March 30, 1945 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Ross Wendell and Coletta Jane (Doyle) Miller.
Bachelor in Political Science, U. Santa Clara, 1967; Juris Doctor, Loyola University, Los Angeles, 1971.
First legal advisor Las Vegas (Nevada) Metropolitan Police Department, 1973—1975. Justice of the peace Las Vegas Township, 1975—1978. Deputy district attorney, Clark County Las Vegas, 1971—1973.
District attorney, Clark County, 1979—1986. Lieutenant governor, 1987—1989. Governor, 1989—1999; senior partner Jones Vargas, Las Vegas, 1999—2005.
Partner Miller & Behar Strategies, 2003—2007, Nevada Rose, LLC, since 2004. Principal Dutko Worldwide, Las Vegas, Nevada, since 2005. Board director Newmont Mining Corporation, since 1999, Zenith National Insurance Corporation, since 1999.
Board directors International Game Technology, since 2000. Board director Wynn Resorts Ltd., since 2002. Reserve E-6 United States Air Force, 1967-1973.
Chairman Nevada Commission on Economic Development, Carson City, 1987—1991, Nevada Commission on Tourism, Carson City, 1987—1991. Member President Reagan's Task Force on Victims of Crime, 1982. Chairman Nevada division American Cancer Society, 1988—1990.
Member of Nevada District Attorneys Association (president 1979, 1983), National Governors Association (vice chairman executive committee 1995-1996, chairman 1996-1997, past chairman committee on justice public safety, chairman legal affairs committee 1992-1994, lead governor on transportation since 1992, Building Block award for Progress in Education 1998), Western Governors Association (chairman 1993-1994), National District Attorneys Association (president 1984-1985, President's award 1983).
Married Sandra Ann Searles, October 17, 1949. Children: Ross, Corrine, Megan.