William Edward Smith (born December 31, 1959) is a retired United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island and a former federal judicial nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
William E. Smith
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Born 1959 in Boise, ID
FJC ID: 2972
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 2023–2026
- Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island1987–2000, 2001–2002
- Providence CollegeAdjunct faculty · 2000–2002
- Rhode Island office, U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode IslandStaff director · 2000–2001
- West Warwick [Rhode Island] Municipal CourtJudge (part-time) · 1993–1998
Appointments
2002–2026 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Retirement
Education
J.D. · 1987- Georgetown UniversityB.A. · 1982