Miles serves community in legal and military roles

Ternisha Miles Jones ’03 paid a visit to campus in December to speak with Political Science students.

After finishing law school, Jones joined the Alabama Army National Guard, where she serves as a Judge Advocate General.

“I answered a call within my heart that was planted after September 11, 2001,” she said. “I provide legal support to commanders regarding all aspects of military law, regulations and policies.”

Jones received the college’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2014 and served on the college’s Leadership Council from 2015-2017. Now a LaGrange College Trustee, she also works as a prosecuting attorney for the 12th Judicial Circuit of Alabama.

“In my career, what stands out most to me is having a measure of grace to be present and fully open in heart and mind to every victim and family member of violent crime,” Jones told the students.

“Before, during and after a criminal matter is resolved by guilty plea or by a jury trial, these families are left to process the hurt and pain of human action. It is my honor to pray for them, support them and stand with them as they walk forever changed by the hand of violence.”