Wendell Alverson Miles

Wendell Alverson Miles (April 17, 1916 – July 31, 2013) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

Wendell Alverson Miles
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
In office
May 6, 1986  July 30, 2013
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
In office
1979–1986
Preceded byNoel Peter Fox
Succeeded byDouglas Woodruff Hillman
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
In office
April 17, 1974  May 6, 1986
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byAlbert J. Engel Jr.
Succeeded byRobert Holmes Bell
Personal details
Born
Wendell Alverson Miles

(1916-04-17)April 17, 1916
Holland, Michigan
DiedJuly 30, 2013(2013-07-30) (aged 97)
Grand Rapids, Michigan
EducationHope College (A.B.)
University of Wyoming (M.A.)
University of Michigan Law School (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in Holland, Michigan, Miles received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Hope College in 1938, a Master of Arts from the University of Wyoming in 1939, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1942. He was in the United States Army during World War II from 1942 to 1947, serving primarily in Britain and France. He was an Instructor at Hope College while in private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1948 to 1953, also serving as a prosecuting attorney of Ottawa County, Michigan from 1948 to 1953. He was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan from 1953 to 1960. After running unsuccessfully for Michigan Attorney General as the Republican nominee in 1960, he returned to private practice in Grand Rapids from 1961 to 1970. He was a Circuit Judge for the 20th Judicial Circuit of Michigan from 1970 to 1974.[1]

Federal judicial service

On March 29, 1974, Miles was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan vacated by Judge Albert J. Engel Jr. Miles was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 10, 1974, and received his commission on April 17, 1974. He served as Chief Judge from 1979 to 1986, assuming senior status on May 6, 1986. He was a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 1989 to 1996.[1] His service terminated on July 31, 2013, due to his death in Grand Rapids.[2]

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Preceded by
Albert J. Engel Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
1974–1986
Succeeded by
Robert Holmes Bell
Preceded by
Noel Peter Fox
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
1979–1986
Succeeded by
Douglas Woodruff Hillman
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