Judge Miller was appointed to the bench April 7, 2008, by Governor Tim Pawlenty. Elected in 2010 and 2016. Prior to her appointment, she was an attorney and shareholder at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota. Judge Miller earned a J.D., from Yale Law School, 1981, and has an A.B. from Stanford University with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, 1978.