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Byron Sylvester Waite

Former judge · U.S. Customs Court

Byron Sylvester Waite served on the U.S. Customs Court. Appointed by None (reassignment).

Appointed by
None (reassignment)
Born
1852

Appointments

  • Associate Justice, U.S. Customs CourtNone (reassignment) · – Nov 1, 1930

Education

  • Read law
  • University of MichiganB.A., 1880

Career

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

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Byron Sylvester Waite, Customs Court,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1393476/byron-sylvester-waite (accessed 2026-10-17).