Constantine Joseph Smyth

Constantine Joseph Smyth

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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Education

Graduate

Creighton University, 1907

Law

Read law, 1885

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Constantine Joseph Smyth (1859-1924) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

He was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on June 29, 1917 to fill the seat vacated by Seth Shepard. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 12, 1917, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 14, 1924.

Education

• Read law, 1885
• Creighton University, A.M., 1907

Professional career

• Private practice, Omaha, Nebraska, 1885-1913
• Member, Nebraska House of Representatives, 1887
• Member, Omaha School Board, 1889-1894
• Chairman, Nebraska State Democratic Committee, 1894-1896
• Attorney general of Nebraska, 1897-1900
• Associate dean and professor, Creighton University College of Law, 1905-1910
• Special assistant to the U.S. attorney general, 1913-1917

External links

• Biography by Scott Michaud.