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Edward Samuel Smith

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1978–1982

Edward Samuel Smith , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Edward Samuel Smith (March 27, 1919 – March 22, 2001) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and previously a United States Judge of the United States Court of Claims.

Education

  • University of VirginiaB.A., 1941
  • University of Virginia School of LawJ.D., 1947

Career

U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 1941-1946; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1947-1961; Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1961-1963; chief of trial section, 1961; deputy assistant attorney general and assistant for civil trials, 1962-1963; Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1963-1978

Biography

Edward Samuel Smith (March 27, 1919 – March 22, 2001) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and previously a United States Judge of the United States Court of Claims.

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