. Past and present of Montgomery County, Illinois . ection of L. F. M. Easter-day. He secured a position in the countyclerks office as deputy under W. D. Shirley,filling that position most acceptably for sevenand a hall* years, and while thus engaged healso took up the study of law at the suggestionand under the direction of Judge Edward he had read for some time he was ad-mitted to the bar in 1869, but he continuedin the clerks office until L874. In the springof that year he formed a partnership with hisfather-in-law, the late Judge E. Y. Rice, forthe practice of his profession al H
. Past and present of Montgomery County, Illinois . ection of L. F. M. Easter-day. He secured a position in the countyclerks office as deputy under W. D. Shirley,filling that position most acceptably for sevenand a hall* years, and while thus engaged healso took up the study of law at the suggestionand under the direction of Judge Edward he had read for some time he was ad-mitted to the bar in 1869, but he continuedin the clerks office until L874. In the springof that year he formed a partnership with hisfather-in-law, the late Judge E. Y. Rice, forthe practice of his profession al Hillsboro andtins relation was continued until the death ofJudge Rice in 1883. In the meantime Joel K. McDavid had bee a student in the office ami later a partner in the linn, and the busi-ness relation between Judge Miller and was continued until 1886, when theformer was elected to the county bench, fillingthat position tor one term. His decisions werefair and impartial, being characterized by acomprehensive understanding of the law and. JUDGE AMOS MILLER :rjois PAST AXD PRESENT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY 565 comet application of its principles to the pointin litigation. Upon bis retirement from thebench he resumed tin private practice of law,winning and retaining fur himself a notableposition as a member el the .Montgomerycounty liar. Judge Miller has lung in en a recognizedleader m public thought and action in , and efforts have contributed in tan-gible way td the substantia] development ofthe enmity along many lines. For fifteen yearshe has been a member of the school board, andis now its president. In 1874 be was electedcity attorney of Hillsboro, and in 1876 he waselected states attorney, and was re-elected thefollowing term. After a lapse of several yearshe was again elected to that office in 1884, andhe left the impress of his individuality uponthe legislation enacted during these two terms,for be upheld strenuously every measure whichlie believed
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