John Joseph Smith

Judge John Joseph Smith

Personal

Birthday:

1/25/1904

Birthplace:

Waterbury, CT

Date of Death:

2/16/1980

Place of Death:

Waterbury, CT

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

Yale College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1925

Name of School - Second:

Yale University Law School

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School, is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty, small classes, limitless opportunities for clinical training, and strong encouragement of public service. Small by design, our impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates and its ongoing scholarship and outreach through 17 centers and projects.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1927

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Connecticut

Court Name:

Connecticut District Court

President Nominating:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

10/30/1941

Termination Date:

9/13/1960

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

9/2/1960

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

11/6/1971

Termination Date - Second:

2/16/1980

Termination Reason - Second:

Death