CARROLL COUNTY, MARYLAND

ORPHANS' COURT

FORMER JUDGES

[photo, Phillip R. Miller, Orphans' Court Judge, Carroll County, Maryland] PHILLIP R. MILLER (1937–2026)
Judge (Democrat), 2009-10

Judge, Orphans' Court, Carroll County, March 20, 2009 to December 6, 2010.

Member, Manchester Town Council, 1973-75. Mayor, Town of Manchester, 1975-87.

Member, Regional Planning Council, 1984-87; Governor's Advisory Board on Homelessness, 1991-92; Board of Review, Department of Transportation, 1992-2004.

Member, Board of Elections, Carroll County, 2011-15.

Born in Hanover, Pennsylvania, December 17, 1937. Attended Manchester High School; Johns Hopkins University; Catonsville Community College; Frederick Community College. Served in National Guard; U.S. Army. Former real estate agent, master gas fitter, master electrician. President Miller Gas Co., Inc., 1965-89. Member, Carroll County Democratic Central Committee, 1990-2001 (chair, 1997-2001); North Carroll Democratic Club; Carroll County Democratic Club; Lineboro-Manchester Lion's Club. Member, Immanual Lutheran Church, Manchester, Maryland. Widower; three children. Died in Manchester, Maryland, April 2, 2026.

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