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Rebecca Beach Smith
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia · 1989
Rebecca Beach Smith , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Rebecca Beach Smith (born 1949) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and a civic leader. Among her many decisions is the 2011 ruling that decided the title to and restrictions upon artifacts salvaged from the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
Education
- College of William and MaryB.A., 1971
- University of VirginiaM.A., 1973
- William and Mary Law SchoolJ.D., 1979
Career
Planning analyst, Enviro-Med, Inc., Washington, D.C., and La Jolla, California, 1973-74; Research associate, National Academy of Science, Institute of Medicine, Washington, D.C., 1974-1977; Law clerk in private practice, Norfolk, Virginia, 1978; Law clerk, Hon. J. Calvitt Clarke, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1979-1980; Private practice, Norfolk, Virginia, 1980-1985
Biography
Rebecca Beach Smith (born 1949) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and a civic leader. Among her many decisions is the 2011 ruling that decided the title to and restrictions upon artifacts salvaged from the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
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