Wendell Alverson Miles

Personal

Birthday: 
4/17/1916
Birthplace: 
Holland, MI
Date of Death: 
7/30/2013
Place of Death: 
Grand Rapids, MI
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior 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

Education

Name of School: 
Hope College
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1938
Name of School - Second: 
University of Wyoming
Degree - Second: 
M.A.
Degree Year - Second: 
1939
Name of School - Third: 

University of Michigan Law School

Michigan Law students rely on technological services to communicate, perform legal research, enhance learning, and conduct administrative business. To support the academic and administrative functions of the Law School, the Information Technology Department (LawIT) provides stable and user-friendly computing, networking, and audio-visual infrastructure, services, and support for the Law School community.

Degree - Third: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Third: 
1942

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
Court Name: 

Michigan Western District Court

President Nominating: 
Richard M. Nixon
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
4/17/1974
Retirement from Active Service: 
5/6/1986
Termination Date: 
7/30/2013
Termination Reason: 
Death