Interview With U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller, Part 2

As U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller winds down her legal career, she reflects on media coverage, how making the switch from a lawyer to a judge broadened her legal perspective, and the kind of advice she might share with her successor at the District Court of the Virgin Islands.

R.M.: I have an interesting relationship with the media. Over time — sometimes — what the media sees is something very different from what I’m seeing from my position. I had one case where I made some decisions about a particular defendant. His attorney had filed a motion to change that — his conditions of release. Usually when attorneys file a motion they’re supposed to file a proposed order which sets up what’s next. Well, the reporter had picked up the order instead of the motion and thought that was my order.

Source: Was it signed?

R.M.: No.