Wendell Alverson Miles

Wendell Alverson Miles
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 by	Noel Peter Fox
Succeeded by	Douglas Woodruff Hillman
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
	In office; April 17, 1974 – May 6, 1986
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Albert J. Engel Jr.
Succeeded by	Robert Holmes Bell
Personal details
Born	Wendell Alverson Miles; April 17, 1916; Holland, Michigan
Died	July 30, 2013 (aged 97); Grand Rapids, Michigan
Education	Hope College (A.B.); University of Wyoming (M.A.); University of Michigan Law School (J.D.)

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.

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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References

Wendell Alverson Miles at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Inc., Midwest Communications. ""Judge's Judge" Miles Passes Away Aged 97". 1450 99.7 WHTC.

Sources

Wendell Alverson Miles at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Google Books
Sixth Circuit Court, History

Legal offices
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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[auto-1] Wendell Alverson Miles at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[2] Inc., Midwest Communications. ""Judge's Judge" Miles Passes Away Aged 97". 1450 99.7 WHTC.