Mortimer W. Byers

Judge Mortimer W. Byers

Personal

Birthday:

3/28/1877

Birthplace:

Brooklyn, NY

Date of Death:

3/5/1962

Place of Death:

Brooklyn, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

Columbia Law School

Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1898

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Herbert Hoover

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

11/20/1929

Retirement from Active Service:

2/1/1960

Termination Date:

3/5/1962

Termination Reason:

Death