Paul Steven Miller

Paul Steven Miller
Born(1961-05-04)May 4, 1961
Flushing, New York[1]
DiedOctober 19, 2010(2010-10-19) (aged 49)
Mercer Island, Washington[2]
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Harvard Law School
Occupation(s)Law professor
Special Assistant to the U.S. President (2009)
EmployerUniversity of Washington School of Law (on leave 2009)
SpouseJennifer Coletti Mechem[3]
Children2

Paul Steven Miller (May 4, 1961[1] – October 19, 2010[2]) was the Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law.[4] He was a Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for almost 10 years, and in 2009 he was chosen to serve as a special assistant to President Barack Obama.[5][6] Miller, who had the genetic condition achondroplasia (a type of dwarfism)[7] was 4 feet 5 inches (135 cm) tall.[8] He was known as a leader in the disability rights movement,[7] and an expert on anti-discrimination law[8] and international disability rights.[9]

  1. ^ a b Transcript of "Nomination : hearing of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, on Gilbert F. Casellas, of Pennsylvania; Paul M. Igasaki, of California; and Paul Steven Miller, of California, to be members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, July 21, 1994" (retrieved May 29, 2009).
  2. ^ a b Dennis Hevesi, "Paul S. Miller, Advocate for Disabled, Dies at 49", New York Times, October 20, 2010.
  3. ^ "Jennifer Mechem and Paul Miller", New York Times, May 25, 1997.
  4. ^ "Civil Rights and American Values – Understanding the Legacy of Senator Henry M. Jackson and its Relationship to the Emergence of Disability Human Rights", transcript of installation ceremony and speech by Paul Steven Miller, January 24, 2008, at University of Washington School of Law website (retrieved May 29, 2009).
  5. ^ "UW law professor to help Obama make political appointments", Seattle Times, February 18, 2009.
  6. ^ Joel Connelly, "UW Prof Paul Miller to White House", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 17, 2009.
  7. ^ a b Lewis Rice, "Signature Style", Pennsylvania Gazette, September 2004.
  8. ^ a b Jake Ellison, "Professor fighting discrimination step by step", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 24, 2004.
  9. ^ Nielsen, Kim (2012). A Disability History of the United States. Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press. ISBN 978-080702204-7.