William Barberie Howell (July 5, 1865 – April 4, 1927) was an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the United States Customs Court and previously was a member and President of the Board of General Appraisers.
Born on July 5, 1865, in Freehold Township, New Jersey, Howell attended the Spencerian Business College in 1882.
He served as a clerk and private secretary with the United States Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C. from 1882 to 1897.
[1] Howell was nominated by President William McKinley on February 8, 1899, to a seat on the Board of General Appraisers vacated by member George H. Sharpe.
Howell was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Customs Court on May 28, 1926, to a new Associate Justice seat authorized by 44 Stat.