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Posted: 12/18/2012
PHOENIX - A Pima County Superior Court judge is getting a promotion.
Gov. Jan Brewer's office says she has appointed Judge Michael Owen Miller to the state Court of Appeals. He'll serve on the mid-level court's Tucson-based division.
Miller has been a Superior Court judge since 2002. He previously worked in private practice with several law firms.
His appointment to the Court of Appeals fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge J. William Brammer, Jr.
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