--- title: "Miller-El v. Cockrell" citation: "537 U.S. 322 (2003)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-MILLER-EL-537-US-322" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-537/pdf/USREPORTS-537-322.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-MILLER-EL-537-US-322/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Miller-El v. Cockrell ## Holding or rule used Certificate review is a threshold debatability inquiry, not full merits adjudication. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked § 2255 module. State-habeas holdings are not silently converted into direct § 2255 holdings; record, circuit, local, deadline, custody, waiver, and classification issues remain separate where identified. ## Official source and pinpoints 537 U.S. 322 (2003), 537 U.S. 336–42: ## Used in - [Section 2255 Screening, Hearing, Appeal, and Postjudgment Motions](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2255-procedure-hearing-appeal-and-postjudgment.md)