Brandon Miller LAW ’23 is a Law & Public Policy Scholar and a Rubin Presser Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Brandon’s policy interests are in juvenile justice reform, direct juvenile legal advocacy, education reform, racial equity, and civil rights more generally. Born in Washington DC and raised in rural West Tennessee, Brandon has been a resident of Philadelphia for over 15 years and considers it home.
Before attending the Beasley School of Law, Brandon graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in English and African-American Studies. Upon graduation he relocated to Philadelphia where he has taught English and math to high school students in the School District of Philadelphia ever since. His pursuit of a JD has come out of his experiences with students in the classroom and seeing first-hand the effects of policy and law on youth – including family court issues, social service policies, and interactions with the juvenile criminal court system. In the time since beginning his teaching career, he also completed a MS in Secondary Education and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership, both from the University of Pennsylvania.
While a student at Temple, Brandon has served as president of the National Lawyers Guild, the symposium chair for the School Discipline Advocacy Service, a representative for the Black Law Students Association, and a member of the Dean’s Racial Justice Working Group.
This summer Brandon will be working with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.