Charles Lynwood Smith Jr.

Charles Lynwood Smith Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Incumbent
Assumed office August 31, 2013
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office December 26, 1995 – August 31, 2013
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Elbert Bertram Haltom Jr.
Succeeded by	vacant
Personal details
Born	1943 (age 72–73) Talladega, Alabama, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Alabama Rutgers University University of Alabama School of Law

Charles Lynwood Smith Jr. (born 1943) is a Senior District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Born in Talladega, Alabama, Smith received a B.A. from the University of Alabama in 1966, an M.A. from Rutgers University in 1967, and a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1971. He was a law clerk to Frank H. McFadden of the U.S. District Court for Northern District of Alabama from 1971 to 1972, and was thereafter in private practice in Huntsville, Alabama from 1972 to 1981. He was a lecturer in political science at the University of Alabama from 1972 to 1976. He was a judge on the Madison County District Court in 1981, and on the 23rd Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama from 1981 to 1995.

On December 8, 1995, Smith was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by Elbert Bertram Haltom, Jr.. Smith was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 22, 1995, and received his commission on December 26, 1995. He took senior status on August 31, 2013.

Sources

• Charles Lynwood Smith Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.