[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9337]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       CONFIRMATION OF ERIC MILLER TO BE VERMONT'S U.S. ATTORNEY

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, last night, the Senate confirmed Eric 
Miller to be Vermont's 37th U.S. attorney. I am confident that he will 
do an outstanding job as the top Federal law enforcement officer in the 
State. Before recommending Eric to the President, I consulted 
prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, law enforcement officials, and 
civic leaders throughout Vermont. They were unanimous in their support 
for Eric. I was particularly impressed with his thoughtfulness, vision, 
and depth of experience. Eric Miller is one of Vermont's leading trial 
attorneys. He is well regarded by State and local law enforcement and 
leaders in Vermont's legal community.
  Eric Miller has worked since 1999 in the Burlington office of the law 
firm Sheehey Furlong & Behm PC, serving as partner since 2002. He has 
litigated a range of complex issues in Federal civil and criminal 
cases, including trials and appeals. As an appointee to the Criminal 
Justice Act panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of 
Vermont, Eric has also represented indigent defendants in serious 
felony cases involving narcotics, weapons, and immigration-related 
charges. He clerked for the Honorable Fred Parker on the U.S. Court of 
Appeals for the Second Circuit in Burlington. He has a law degree from 
Yale University and an undergraduate degree from Duke University.
  I thank Eric for his willingness to continue to serve Vermont and I 
congratulate him on his confirmation.

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