John Joseph Smith

Biography of John Joseph Smith

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Smith
• First Name: John
• Middle Name: Joseph
• Date of Birth: January , 25 , 1904
• Place of Birth (POB): Waterbury , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Date of Death: February , 16 , 1980
• Place of Death (POD): Waterbury , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John Joseph Smith Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Connecticut
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 10/16/1941
• Seat vacated by: Thomas , Edwin S.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 10/16/1941
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 10/27/1941
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 10/28/1941
• Commission Date: 10/30/1941
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1953
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1960
• Date of Termination: 09/13/1960
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of John Joseph Smith

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Dwight D. Eisenhower ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/11/1960
• Seat vacated by: Hincks , Carroll Clark
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/11/1960
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 08/30/1960
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/01/1960
• Commission Date: 09/02/1960
• Retirement from Active Service: 11/06/1971
• Date of Termination: 02/16/1980
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

John Joseph Smith in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1925

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Yale Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1927

John Joseph Smith Career Path

Employment:

• Research fellow, Yale Law School, 1927-1928
• Private practice, Waterbury, Connecticut, 1928-1941
• U.S. representative from Connecticut, 1935-1941
• Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, August 27, 1959; no Senate vote

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