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Mortimer W. Byers

Mortimer W. Byers

New York Eastern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Born 1877 in Brooklyn, NY

Died 1962 in Brooklyn, NY

FJC ID: 338

Mortimer Wardle Byers (March 28, 1877 – March 5, 1962) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1929 to 1962 and its Chief Judge from 1958 to 1959.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Brooklyn, New York
    1898–1929
  2. Twenty-Third Regiment, World War I
    New York National Guard sergeant

Appointments

  1. New York Eastern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkChief Judge
    1929–1962 · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Columbia Law School
    Columbia Law School
    LL.B. · 1898