U.S. Customs Court / Appointed 1931 / Served to 1941
Walter Howard Evans
Judge, U.S. Customs Court
Appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1931 and confirmed by voice vote, Walter Howard Evans was a Judge on the U.S. Customs Court. He earned a law degree from University of Oregon School of Law in 1905. Sources ↓
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover, 1931
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Northern Indiana Normal School (now Valparaiso) 1899 · University of Oregon Law 1905
- Succeeded
- Byron Sylvester Waite
- Succeeded by
- William Alexander Ekwall
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | U.S. Customs Court · succeeded Byron Sylvester Waite | Hoover (R) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| Northern Indiana Normal School (now Valparaiso University) | B.S. | 1899 |
| University of Oregon School of Law | LL.B. | 1905 |
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Wikidata (opens primary source in a new tab)
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10 years on the U.S. Customs Court. Data last verified 2026-06-29. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).