Wendell Alverson Miles

Biography of Wendell Alverson Miles

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Miles
• First Name: Wendell
• Middle Name: Alverson
• Date of Birth: April , 17 , 1916
• Place of Birth (POB): Holland , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
• Date of Death: July , 30 , 2013
• Place of Death (POD): Grand Rapids , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Wendell Alverson Miles Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of Michigan
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/29/1974
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Engel , Albert Joseph
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/29/1974
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 04/09/1974
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/10/1974
• Commission Date: 04/17/1974
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1979
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1986
• Retirement from Active Service: 05/06/1986
• Date of Termination: 07/30/2013
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Wendell Alverson Miles in the Law School

• Name of School: Hope College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1938

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Wyoming
• Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1939

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Michigan Law School
• Degree: Juris Doctor (J.D.)
• Law Degree Year: 1942

Wendell Alverson Miles Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1942-1947
• Instructor, Hope College, 1948-1953
• Private practice, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1948-1953, 1961-1970
• Prosecutor, Ottawa County, Michigan, 1948-1953
• U.S. attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1953-1960
• Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, 1970-1974

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