Appointed by Bill Clinton Succeeded by vacant | Name Charles Smith, | |
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Preceded by Elbert Bertram Haltom, Jr. Alma mater University of Alabama
Rutgers University
University of Alabama School of Law | ||
Charles Lynwood Smith Jr. (born 1943) is a Senior District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Born in Talladega, Alabama, Smith received a B.A. from the University of Alabama in 1966, an M.A. from Rutgers University in 1967, and a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1971. He was a law clerk to Frank H. McFadden of the U.S. District Court for Northern District of Alabama from 1971 to 1972, and was thereafter in private practice in Huntsville, Alabama from 1972 to 1981. He was a lecturer in political science at the University of Alabama from 1972 to 1976. He was a judge on the Madison County District Court in 1981, and on the 23rd Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama from 1981 to 1995.
On December 8, 1995, Smith was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by Elbert Bertram Haltom, Jr.. Smith was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 22, 1995, and received his commission on December 26, 1995. He took senior status on August 31, 2013.