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John Joseph Smith

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941–1960

John Joseph Smith , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. John Joseph Smith (January 25, 1904 – February 16, 1980) was an American lawyer, a United States representative from Connecticut, a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Education

  • Yale CollegeB.A., 1925
  • Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1927

Career

Research fellow, Yale Law School, 1927-1928; Private practice, Waterbury, Connecticut, 1928-1941; U.S. representative from Connecticut, 1935-1941

Biography

John Joseph Smith (January 25, 1904 – February 16, 1980) was an American lawyer, a United States representative from Connecticut, a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

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