Wendell Alverson Miles

Wendell Alverson Miles (April 17, 1916 – July 31, 2013) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Holland, Michigan, Miles received an A.B. from Hope College in 1938, a M.A. from the University of Wyoming in 1939, and a J.D. 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, Michigan from 1961 to 1970. He was a Circuit Judge for the 20th Judicial Circuit of Michigan from 1970 to 1974.