David Brooks Smith

Judge David Brooks Smith

Personal

Birthday:

1951

Birthplace:

Altoona, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Altoona, Pennsylvania, 1976-1984
Assistant district attorney, Blair County, Pennsylvania, 1977-1979
Special assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1981-1983
District attorney, Blair County, Pennsylvania, 1983-1984
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Blair County [Pennsylvania], 1984-1988; administrative judge, 1986-1988

Education

Name of School:

Franklin and Marshall College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1973

Name of School - Second:

Dickinson School of Law - Penn State

Founded in 1834 by Judge John Reed, The Dickinson School of Law is the oldest law school in Pennsylvania and the fifth oldest in the nation. Throughout its history, the law school has trained distinguished graduates who have gone on to become leaders of the bar, of the judiciary, of government, and of business. These alumni include the first secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, five governors, three U.S. senators, and more than 100 federal, state and county judges and countless prominent lawyers and civic leaders.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1976

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Western District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

10/17/1988

Termination Date:

9/23/2002

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

8/2/2002