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Jerry Edwin Smith
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jerry Edwin Smith serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Dec 19, 1987. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Confirmed
- Dec 19, 1987
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1946
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitRonald Reagan · Dec 19, 1987
Education
- Yale UniversityB.A., 1969
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1972
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Halbert O. Woodward, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1972-1973; Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1973-1984; Director, Harris County [Texas] Housing Authority, 1978-1980; Special assistant attorney general, State of Texas, 1981-1982; Chairman, Houston [Texas] Civil Service Commission, 1982-1984; City attorney, Houston, Texas, 1984-1987
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