Ortrie Dale Smith (born April 30, 1946) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 51/year
Missouri Western District Court · 1995–2011
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Nevada, Missouri1971–1995
Appointments
1995–2011 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of LawJ.D. · 1971
- University of Missouri-Kansas Citycum laude · 1971
- University of MissouriB.A. · 1968
- University of Missouri-Columbiaba · 1968