Charles Lynwood Smith Jr
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
Born 1943 in Talladega, AL
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
Nominated by William J. Clinton on December 8, 1995, to a seat vacated by E.B. Haltom, Jr.. Confirmed by the Senate on December 22, 1995, and received commission on December 26, 1995. Assumed senior status on August 31, 2013.
Education:
University of Alabama, B.A., 1966
Rutgers University, M.A., 1967
University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1971
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Frank H. McFadden, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1971-1972
Private practice, Huntsville, Alabama, 1972-1981
Lecturer in political science, University of Alabama, 1972-1976
Judge, Madison County [Alabama] District Court, 1981
Judge, Alabama Circuit Court, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit, 1981-1995
- Alabama
- Judge
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
- - Current
- Assumed senior status on August 31, 2013.
- Judge
- Alabama Circuit Court, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit
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- Judge
- Madison County [Alabama] District Court
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- Attorney
- Private Practice
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- Lecturer in political science
- University of Alabama
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- Law Clerk
- Hon. Frank H. McFadden, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
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- University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
- J.D. (1971)
- Rutgers University
- M.A. (1967)
- University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
- B.A. (1966)
- Alabama State Bar
- Member
- Current