▁Navy . ▁Mil es ▁eventually ▁decided ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁school ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Su ff olk ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁Jud icial ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁Governor ▁Frank ▁G . ▁Allen ▁appointed ▁Mil es ▁special ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁Ro x bury ▁Municipal ▁Court , ▁the ▁second ▁bus iest ▁court ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁after ▁the ▁Boston ▁Municipal ▁Court . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁pres iding ▁justice ▁by ▁Governor ▁Charles ▁F . ▁Hur ley . ▁Mil es ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁due ▁to ▁de af ness . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Mil es ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁However , ▁at ▁the ▁Republican ▁convention , ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁defeated ▁g ubern atorial ▁candidate ▁Le ver ett ▁Sal ton st all ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁engineer ▁his ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Mil es ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁He ▁finished ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary ▁with ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Mil es ▁was ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁ 1 ▁seat ▁Massachusetts ▁Governor ' s ▁Council . ▁He ▁lost ▁to ▁Dem ocrat ▁Ernest ▁C . ▁St asi un ▁ 5 5 % ▁to ▁ 4 5 %. ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Mil es ▁married ▁Louis ▁Gro