Forrest Miller

Forrest "Forrie" Miller (born 1956) is a New Zealand lawyer and judge. He has been a judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand since December 2023.

The Honourable Forrest Miller
Justice of the Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 December 2023
Justice of the Court of Appeal
In office 20 June 2013 – 19 December 2023
Personal details
Born	1956 (age 68–69) South Otago, New Zealand
Alma mater	University of Otago University of Toronto

Early life and education

Miller was born in South Otago. He gained a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1978, and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours in 1981, both from the University of Otago. He later earned a Master of Laws degree at the University of Toronto in 1997.^[1][2]

Legal career

Miller was admitted to the bar in 1981 and worked for a legal firm in Alexandra. He joined Chapman Tripp in 1984, becoming a partner in 1987.^[3] He worked in a variety of areas of the law, including regulatory and competition law, commercial law, and public law litigation, specialising in securities.^[2] He remained at Chapman Tripp until his appointment to the bench of the High Court of New Zealand in 2004. In 2013, he was elevated to the Court of Appeal.^[4]

On 19 December 2023, Miller was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.^[3][5]

Awards and honours

In 2019, Miller was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws by his alma mater, the University of Otago.^[2][6]