Meet the U.S. Attorney

Acting United States Attorney Teal Luthy Miller

Teal Luthy Miller was born and raised in Washington. She graduated from the University of Chicago Law school in 1999.  Immediately after law school, she served as a law clerk to the Hon. Edward R. Becker on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and then served as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the United States Solicitor General. After a short stint in private practice, she rejoined the Department of Justice in 2002. From 2002 until 2012, she was a member of the appellate staff of the Civil Division handling appeals in the circuit courts, drafting appeal recommendations, and preparing draft briefs for the Office of the Solicitor General. In 2012, she became an AUSA in the Western District of Washington handling both civil and criminal appeals. In 2021, she became the Appellate Chief. In 2024, she became the First Assistant United States Attorney. She became Acting U.S. Attorney in February 2025.