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William Francis Smith

William Francis Smith

Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Born 1903 in Perth Amboy, NJ

Died 1968 in New Brunswick, NJ

FJC ID: 2231

William Francis Smith (February 24, 1903 – February 26, 1968) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Perth Amboy, New Jersey
    Deputy mayor · 1926–present
  2. U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey
    1940–1941
  3. District of New Jersey
    District of New Jersey
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1934–1940
  4. New Jersey Law School
    Instructor · 1930–1935
  5. Private practice, New Jersey
    1930–1931

Appointments

  1. Third Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    1961–1968 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death
  2. New Jersey District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of New JerseyChief Judge
    1941–1961 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

  1. New Jersey Law School (now Rutgers School of Law -- Newark)
    LL.B. · 1929
  2. Columbia University
    Ph.G. · 1922