Ortrie D. Smith

Ortrie D. Smith
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Assumed office
April 30, 2011
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
August 14, 1995  April 30, 2011
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Howard F. Sachs
Succeeded by Mary Elizabeth Phillips
Personal details
Born 1946 (age 6970)
Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma mater University of Missouri
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

Ortrie D. Smith (born 1946) is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Smith received a B.A. from the University of Missouri in 1968 and a J.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1971. He was in private practice in Nevada, Missouri from 1971 to 1995.

On June 30, 1995, Smith was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated by Howard F. Sachs. Smith was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 11, 1995, and received his commission on August 14, 1995. He took senior status on April 30, 2011.

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Preceded by
Howard F. Sachs
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
1995–2011
Succeeded by
Mary Elizabeth Phillips


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