Laurie Smith Camp

Laurie Smith Camp
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2011
Preceded by	Joseph F. Bataillon
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
Incumbent
Assumed office October 24, 2001
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	William G. Cambridge
Personal details
Born	November 28, 1953 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Alma mater	Stanford University (B.A.) University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law (J.D.)

Laurie Smith Camp (born November 28, 1953) is Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. Chief Judge Smith Camp joined the court in 2001.

Early life and education

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Smith Camp graduated from Stanford University with her bachelor's degree in 1974 and later from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law where she earned her Juris Doctor degree in 1977.

Legal career

Smith Camp started her legal career as an Associate General Counsel with the First National Bank & Trust Company from 1977 to 1978. She later was a private practice from 1978 to 1980. Later in 1980, she was employed as the General Counsel for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services where she served until 1991. In 1991, Smith Camp became the Chief of the civil rights section for the Nebraska Department of Justice until 1995. She was a Chief Deputy Attorney General for criminal matters with the Nebraska Department of Justice from 1995 until her nomination to the federal bench in 2001.

Federal judicial career

In 2001, Smith Camp was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001 to a seat vacated by William G. Cambridge. Camp was confirmed by the Senate on October 23, 2001 on a Senate vote and received her commission the next day. She became Chief Judge on December 1, 2011.

Sources

• Laurie Smith Camp at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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