Rebecca Smith

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Rebecca Smith is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She was nominated by President George H.W. Bush.

Early life and education

A native of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Smith graduated from the College of William and Mary with her Bachelor's Degree in 1971 and from the University of Virginia with her Master's Degree in 1973 before later graduating from the College of William and Mary School of Law with her Juris Doctorate degree in 1979.

Legal career

From 1973 to 1977, Smith started her work working in the medical field before switching gears in the legal profession by having two clerkships for a private practice Attorney in the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1978 and for former federal judge Calvitt Clarke, Jr. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1979 to 1980 before serving five years as a Private practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1980 to 1985.

Federal judicial career

Smith started out as a federal magistrate judge appointed to a eight year full time term in 1985 before being elevated to the Federal Bench. On the recommendation of U.S. Senator John Warner, Smith was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on on August 4, 1989 to a seat vacated by Dortch Warriner as Warriner died while in judicial service^[1]. Smith was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 24, 1989 on a Senate vote and received commission on October 25, 1989.

External links

• Judge Smith's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
• The Robing Room- Rate Judge Smith

References

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