John Joseph Smith
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John Joseph Smith (1904-1980) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. He joined the Second Circuit in 1960 after an appointment from Dwight Eisenhower. He joined the District of Connecticut in 1941 after an appointment from Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He served as chief judge of the district court from 1953 - 1960. At the time of his appointment, he was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. He assumed senior status on November 6, 1971 and served until his death on February 16, 1980.[1]
Early life and education
- Yale College, B.A., 1925
- Yale Law School, LL.B., 1927[1]
Professional career
- Research fellow, Yale Law School, 1927-1928
- Private practice, Waterbury, Connecticut, 1928-1941
- U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1935-1941[1]
Judicial career
Second Circuit
Smith was nominated to the Second Circuit by President Dwight Eisenhower on January 11, 1960, to a seat vacated by Carroll Clark Hincks; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 1, 1960, and received commission September 2nd. He assumed senior status on November 6, 1971. He served the Second Circuit until his death on February 16, 1980.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Thomas Meskill.
District of Connecticut
Smith was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on October 16, 1941, to a seat vacated by Edwin Stark Thomas; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 28, 1941, and received commission on October 30, 1941. From 1953-1960, he served as the chief judge. He served the District of Connecticut until he was elevated to the Second Circuit on September 13, 1960.[1] He was succeeded to this post by William Timbers.
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 John Joseph Smith's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Edwin Stark Thomas |
District of Connecticut 1941–1960 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: William Timbers |
| Preceded by: Carroll Hincks |
Second Circuit 1960–1971 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Thomas Meskill
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Debra Livingston • Joseph Bianco • Richard Sullivan (New York) • Maria Araujo Kahn • Raymond Lohier • Alison J. Nathan • Beth Robinson • Sarah A.L. Merriam • Michael Park • Steven Menashi • William Nardini • Eunice Lee • Myrna Pérez | ||
| Senior judges |
Denny Chin • Gerard Lynch • Pierre Leval • Dennis Jacobs • Jon Newman • Amalya Kearse • John Walker (New York) • Chester Straub • Guido Calabresi • Jose Cabranes • Robert Sack • Barrington Parker • Reena Raggi • Richard Wesley • Susan L. Carney (Second Circuit) • | ||
| Former judges | Christopher Droney • Julian William Mack • Frank Altimari • Samuel Blatchford • Alexander Smith Johnson • Nathaniel Shipman • William James Wallace • Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff • Sonia Sotomayor • Wilfred Feinberg • Ralph Winter • Roger Miner • Rosemary Pooler • Robert Katzmann • Peter Hall (Federal judge) • John Mahoney (Second Circuit) • George Pratt • Richard Cardamone • Lawrence Pierce • Thomas Meskill • William Mulligan • James Oakes • William Timbers • Fred Parker • Alfred Conkling Coxe • Emile Henry Lacombe • William Kneeland Townsend • Charles Merrill Hough • Walter Chadwick Noyes • Henry Galbraith Ward • John Harlan II • Learned Hand • Martin Augustine Knapp • Julius Marshuetz Mayer • Augustus Noble Hand • Martin Thomas Manton • Henry Wade Rogers • Harrie Brigham Chase • Thomas Walter Swan • Carroll Hincks • Charles Edward Clark • John Joseph Smith • Robert Palmer Anderson • Robert Porter Patterson, Sr. • Murray Gurfein • Irving Kaufman • Walter Mansfield • Harold Medina • Thurgood Marshall • Jerome Frank • Henry Friendly • Paul Hays • Joseph Lumbard • Leonard Moore • Ellsworth Van Graafeiland • Sterry Waterman • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Wilfred Feinberg • Jon Newman • Ralph Winter • John Walker (New York) • Robert Katzmann • Thomas Meskill • James Oakes • Learned Hand • Harrie Brigham Chase • Thomas Walter Swan • Charles Edward Clark • Irving Kaufman • Henry Friendly • Joseph Lumbard • | ||
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
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| 1933 |
Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough | ||
| 1934 |
Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan | ||
| 1935 |
Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich | ||
| 1936 |
Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood | ||
| 1937 |
Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche | ||
| 1938 |
Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed | ||
| 1939 |
Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin | ||
| 1940 |
Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller | ||
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Connecticut • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Connecticut
State courts:
Connecticut Supreme Court • Connecticut Appellate Court • Connecticut Superior Court • Connecticut Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Connecticut • Connecticut judicial elections • Judicial selection in Connecticut
