Michael Millman
| Michael Millman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Michael G. Millman July 9, 1939 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | May 31, 2014 (aged 74) |
| Residence | Oakland, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
Harvard University (B.S.) University of California, Berkeley (M.S.) Yale Law School (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Appellate Defense Attorney |
| Known for | Founder of California Appellate Project |
| Spouse(s) | Cynthia Taylor Millman |
| Children | Laura, David and Matthew |
| Parent(s) | Sidney and Dorothy Millman |
Michael G. Millman (July 9, 1939 – May 31, 2014) was an American criminal defense lawyer, founder of the California Appellate Project, and an anti-death penalty activist.
Michael Millman was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and he grew up in Summit, N.J. Millman was the only child of Sidney, a physicist, and Dorothy, a teacher. Millman graduated from Harvard University in 1960 with a degree in physics and obtained a masters in physics from UC Berkeley. Moved by the social justice activism of the 1960s, Millman decided to study law—instead of science—and graduated from Yale Law School in 1969. During the civil rights movement he worked with, and was deeply inspired by, Alabama Attorney Fred Gray, who had represented Dr. Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and other movement leaders.
Millman married Cynthia Taylor Millman. He had three children Dr. Laura Dillard, David Millman, and Matthew Millman. He had three stepchildren from his marriage to Cynthia; and 13 grandchildren.
After law school, Millman worked for the Alameda County public defender for about six years. He then joined the Office of the State Public Defender and became its death penalty coordinator after state lawmakers reinstated capital punishment in 1977.
In 1983, The State Bar of California created The California Appellate Project as a legal resource center to implement the constitutional right to counsel for indigent persons facing Capital punishment in California. At around the time of its founding, Millman became the director of CAP. Millman served as director of CAP for 30 years. In his role at CAP, he oversaw the efforts to assist private lawyers representing the more than 700 people on California’s death row. He had a close, direct relationship with the California Supreme Court for more than 25 years in his role as the Executive Director of CAP.
Millman was also active in the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, serving as President of its Board of Governors in 1984. He also served on a Supreme Court committee formed to improve the timely handling of capital case appeals and habeas corpus petitions. In 2013, Millman was awarded CACJ's Significant Contributions to Criminal Justice Lifetime Achievement Award.
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