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John Lewis Smith Jr.
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
John Lewis Smith Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Oct 20, 1966. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Confirmed
- Oct 20, 1966
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1912
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaLyndon B. Johnson · Oct 20, 1966 – Sep 4, 1992
Education
- Princeton UniversityA.B., 1935
- Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)LL.B., 1938
- Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)LL.M., 1939
Career
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1940-1946; U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, Air Corps, 1942-1946; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1946-1956; Commissioner, District of Columbia Public Utilities Commission, 1956-1957; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1981-1982
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