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Walter Howard Evans

Former judge · U.S. Customs Court

Walter Howard Evans served on the U.S. Customs Court. Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Feb 14, 1931.

Appointed by
Herbert Hoover
Confirmed
Feb 14, 1931
Born
1870

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Customs CourtHerbert Hoover · Feb 14, 1931 – May 31, 1941

Education

  • Northern Indiana Normal School (now Valparaiso University)B.S., 1899
  • University of Oregon School of LawLL.B., 1905

Career

Public school teacher, Oregon, 1886-1898; U.S. Army clerk, Quartermaster Department, 1898-1905; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Oregon, 1908-1912; District attorney, Fourth Judicial District, Oregon, 1912-1921; Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial District, 1921-1931

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

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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Walter Howard Evans, Customs Court,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1393346/walter-howard-evans (accessed 2026-10-13).

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