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Edward George Smith

Edward George Smith

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

Born 1961 in Fort Knox, KY

Died 2023

FJC ID: 3519

Edward George Smith (September 17, 1961 – November 27, 2023) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. JAG Corps
    U.S. Naval Reserve · 1990–present
  2. Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County [Pennsylvania]
    Judge · 2002–2014
  3. Private practice, Easton, Pennsylvania
    1990–2001
  4. Upper Nazareth Township, Pennsylvania
    Solicitor · 1990–2001
  5. Northampton County [Pennsylvania] Industrial Development Authority
    Solicitor · 1997–2001
  6. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    Special deputy attorney general · 1991–1999
  7. Northampton County, Pennsylvania
    Assistant solicitor · 1996–1998
  8. JAG Corps
    JAG Corps
    U.S. Navy · 1984–1990

Appointments

  1. Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
    2014–2023 · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School
    2004
  2. Naval Justice School
    1987
  3. Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law)
    J.D. · 1986
  4. Franklin and Marshall College
    B.A. · 1983