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William Smith's Biography

Contact Information

Federal Building and Courthouse
One Exchange Terrace
Providence, RI 02903

Full Name:

William E. Smith

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1959

Birth Place:

Boise, ID

JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1987

BA, Georgetown University, 1982

No political experience information on file.

Judge, United States District Court, District of Rhode Island, 2002-2013, 2019-present

Adjunct Faculty, Roger Williams University School of Law, 2007-present

Staff Member, American Criminal Law Review

Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Rhode Island, 2013-2019

Nominated, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, December 6, 2007

Attorney, Private Practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1987-2000, 2001-2002

Adjunct Faculty, Providence College, 2000-2002

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Rhode Island, November 14, 2002

Nominated by President George W. Bush, Judge, United States District Court, District of Rhode Island, July 18, 2002

Staff Director, Rhode Island Office of United States Senator Lincoln Chafee, 2000-2001

Judge, West Warwick Municipal Court, Rhode Island, 1993-1998

Adjunct Faculty, Bryant College, 1992-1993

No organizational membership information on file.

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