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David Brooks Smith

David Brooks Smith

42nd Commissioned Judge,
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

  

Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Nominated by Ronald Reagan on July 28, 1988, to a seat vacated by Carol Los Mansmann; Confirmed by the Senate on October 14, 1988; received commission on October 17, 1988; sworn in on November 1, 1988.

Served as chief judge, 2001-2002.

Service terminated on September 23, 2002, due to appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Nominated by George W. Bush on September 10, 2001, to a seat vacated by Timothy K. Lewis; Confirmed by the Senate on July 31, 2002, and received commission on August 2, 2002.

Professional Career:
Private practice, Altoona, Pennsylvania, 1976-1984

Assistant District Attorney, Blair County, Pennsylvania, 1977-1979

Special Assistant Attorney General of Pennsylvania, 1981-1983

District Attorney, Blair County, 1983-1984

Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Blair County, Pennsylvania, 1984-1988

Administrative Judge, 1986-1988

Education:
Franklin and Marshall College, B.A., 1973
Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1976

Personal:
Born 1951 in Altoona, PA