Byron received an
Associate of Arts degree in 1981 from
Miami Dade College. He received an
Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1983 from the
University of Michigan. He received a
Juris Doctor in 1986 from the
Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He began his legal career as a
Judge Advocate in the
Judge Advocate General's Corps of the
United States Army from 1986 to 1990. From 1991 to 2001, he served as an
assistant United States attorney in the Middle District of Florida. From 2001 to 2003, he served as a senior trial attorney on the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. From 2003 to 2004, he was a partner at the law firm of NeJame, LaFay, Barker, Byron, P.A. From 2004 to 2005, he worked in the Asset Forfeiture Section of the
United States Department of Justice. Beginning in 2005, he was a partner at Overchuck & Byron, P.A., where his practice focused on civil litigation in state and Federal court.
Federal judicial service On February 6, 2014, President
Barack Obama nominated Byron to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, to the seat being vacated by Judge
James S. Moody, Jr., who assumed
senior status on March 31, 2014. He received a hearing before the
United States Senate Judiciary Committee on April 1, 2014. On May 8, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by
voice vote . On June 19, 2014
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a motion to invoke
cloture on the nomination. On June 23, 2014, the
United States Senate invoked
cloture on his nomination by a 53–30 vote. On Tuesday June 24, 2014, his nomination was confirmed by a 94–0 vote. He received his judicial commission on the same day. ==References==