Born in Johnson City, Tennessee, Miller received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Tennessee in 1930 and a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1933.

He was in the United States Army Air Corps as a Major from 1942 to 1945.

[1] Miller was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 10, 1955, to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, to a new seat created by 68 Stat.

His service terminated on July 13, 1970, due to his elevation to the Sixth Circuit.

[1] Miller was nominated by President Richard Nixon on March 3, 1970, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge Clifford Patrick O'Sullivan.