Byron Sylvester Waite

Judge Byron Sylvester Waite

Personal

Birthday:

9/27/1852

Birthplace:

Penfield, NY

Date of Death:

12/31/1930

Place of Death:

Yonkers, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Wayne County, Michigan, 1881-1889
State representative, Michigan, 1889-1890, 1895-1896
Assistant prosecutor, Wayne County, Michigan, 1895-1898
Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 1898-1900

Education

Name of School:

University of Michigan

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1880

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Customs Court

President Nominating:

Reassignment

Party Affiliation of President:

Reassignment

Commission Date:

5/28/1926

Termination Date:

11/1/1930

Termination Reason:

Retirement

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Member, Board of General Appraisers
Nominated by Theodore Roosevelt on June 13, 1902, to a seat vacated by Charles H. Ham. Confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 1902, and received commission on June 25, 1902. Service terminated on May 28, 1926, due to reassignment.