Greg Miller
Nonpartisan · WA · Partner and Appellate Practice Group Co-Founder at Carney Badley Spellman
Greg Miller is a Washington appellate attorney and partner who co-founded the appellate practice group at Carney Badley Spellman in 2008. He joined the Washington bar in 1984 after earning a J.D. from Northeastern University, previously clerked at the Washington Court of Appeals, served as nonpartisan counsel to the Washington Senate Health Committee, sat as a Seattle Municipal Court judge pro tem, and worked as a municipal prosecutor. He is running for Washington Supreme Court Justice Position 5 in 2026.
Track record
Civil Rights
· 4 records
In Hargis v. Foster, Greg Miller's appellate work helped reverse dismissal of an Idaho prisoner's First Amendment claim and obtain a remand to determine whether discipline of the prisoner's speech violated the Constitution.
December 3, 2002For
Source: carneybadleyspellman.com · researched July 13, 2026
In Ackler v. Cowlitz County, Greg Miller's appellate work for sheriff's deputies resulted in reversal of the denial of a third year of damages for a willful Fair Labor Standards Act violation, reversal of the denial of liquidated damages, and an attorney-fee award.
February 8, 2001For
Source: carneybadleyspellman.com · researched July 13, 2026
Greg Miller represented the appellant in Hunter v. University of Washington. The Washington Court of Appeals invalidated university restrictions on a Vietnam veteran tuition-waiver program because they had not gone through required administrative rulemaking, directed that the waiver be granted, and awarded fees.
June 26, 2000For
Source: carneybadleyspellman.com · researched July 13, 2026
Greg Miller's appellate work in Keene v. Edie helped obtain a unanimous Washington Supreme Court ruling that overruled a 107-year-old precedent and allowed a tort victim to reach the tortfeasor spouse's share of community real property while protecting the innocent spouse's share.
April 24, 1997For
Source: carneybadleyspellman.com · researched July 13, 2026
General
· 2 records
The Stranger's editorial board declined to endorse Greg Miller and criticized his response in its candidate interview, saying he did not recognize mass incarceration as a problem until the board explained the prison-industrial-complex concept to him.
July 2, 2026
Source: thestranger.com · researched July 13, 2026
Greg Miller served as amicus counsel for the Washington Counties Risk Group and seven named counties in Anderson v. Grant County, a Washington Supreme Court case addressing county jail liability after an incarcerated person's suicide.
March 5, 2026
Source: courts.wa.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Impartiality
· 3 records
Greg Miller described his judicial philosophy as taking each case as presented, avoiding conclusions before reaching the bench, considering statutory text and historical context, and giving every litigant a fair chance to persuade the court.
June 23, 2026For
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Greg Miller described himself as fair and independent, said he was not beholden to anyone, and said no major financial interests were backing his campaign.
June 23, 2026For
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Greg Miller declined to characterize the current Washington Supreme Court as result-oriented, saying its justices had sworn oaths and wanted to do their best and that prejudging potential colleagues would hinder principled deliberation if he joined the court.
June 23, 2026For
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Integrity and Ethics
· 4 records
Greg Miller criticized what he described as unfettered and unmonitored gubernatorial judicial appointments, arguing that the executive, legislative, and judicial branches must remain independent and that appointments should use a process closer to merit selection.
June 23, 2026
Source: yournews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Greg Miller described himself as fair and independent, said he was not beholden to anyone, and said no major financial interests were backing his campaign.
June 23, 2026
Source: yournews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Greg Miller disclosed that he is a part owner of his firm and said he had not settled a categorical recusal rule for every firm matter. He identified prior participation and financial incentive as recusal grounds, and disclosure and outside guidance as safeguards.
June 23, 2026
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Asked about an appointed opponent's campaign donations and political relationships, Greg Miller said the information should be placed before voters so they could draw their own conclusions; he did not claim to know all circumstances of the appointment.
June 23, 2026
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Legal Competence
· 6 records
Greg Miller described his judicial philosophy as taking each case as presented, avoiding conclusions before reaching the bench, considering statutory text and historical context, and giving every litigant a fair chance to persuade the court.
June 23, 2026For
Source: yournews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Greg Miller argued that his approximately 135 state-court appeals, work in every Washington appellate court, and experience in family, criminal, civil, and procedural matters gave him the practical foundation needed for Supreme Court service.
June 23, 2026For
Source: yournews.com · researched July 13, 2026
Greg Miller served as amicus counsel for the Washington State Medical Association, Washington State Hospital Association, American Medical Association Litigation Center, Washington emergency physicians, and family physicians in Beard v. Everett Clinic, a medical-malpractice appeal in which the Washington Supreme Court affirmed the defense verdict.
March 12, 2026For
Source: courts.wa.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Greg Miller represented the appellant in Spooner-LeDuff v. SunTrust Mortgage. The Ninth Circuit reversed summary judgment on contract and consumer-protection claims involving a construction loan's conversion to permanent financing and a rate option, while affirming dismissal of a separate-sale theory.
March 1, 2018For
Source: caselaw.findlaw.com · researched July 13, 2026
Greg Miller represented an Idaho physician in Swank v. Valley Christian School. The Washington Supreme Court unanimously held that Washington courts lacked personal jurisdiction over the physician for medical care rendered in Idaho, while separately reinstating claims against the school and coach.
July 6, 2017For
Source: courts.wa.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Greg Miller's appellate work in Keene v. Edie helped obtain a unanimous Washington Supreme Court ruling that overruled a 107-year-old precedent and allowed a tort victim to reach the tortfeasor spouse's share of community real property while protecting the innocent spouse's share.
April 24, 1997For
Source: carneybadleyspellman.com · researched July 13, 2026
Elections
- Justice of the Supreme Court, Position 5 · August 4, 2026 · Washington
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.