John Donnell Miller (December 2, 1840 – March 18, 1898) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from February 25, 1891 to January 2, 1893.
[1][2][3] In 1859, Miller began attending Hanover College, but left school in 1861 to enlist following the outbreak of the Civil War.
[1][2][3] After the death of Indiana Supreme Court Justice John Berkshire in 1891, Governor Alvin Peterson Hovey appointed Miller to fill his now vacant seat on the bench.
Miller wrote 136 opinions during his time on the bench, writing on a variety of cases; land disputes, debt collection, employer liability, and women's rights under the law (for example, Miller wrote the court's opinion on cases involving dower portions and coverture).
Miller sought re-election to the court in 1892, but was defeated and succeeded by Justice Leonard Hackney.