Orma Rinehart Smith

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Orma Rinehart Smith

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

Education

Law

University of Mississippi, 1927

Personal
Birthplace
Booneville, Miss.

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Orma Rinehart Smith (1904-1982) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

Smith was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1968, to a seat vacated by Claude Feemster Clayton; Confirmed by the Senate on July 25, 1968, and received commission that same day. He assumed senior status on August 16, 1978. He served the Northern District of Mississippi until his death on July 5, 1982.[1] Smith was succeeded in this position by Lyonel Senter.

Early life and education

  • University of Mississippi, LL.B., 1927[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Corinth, Mississippi, 1928-1968[1]

Judicial career

Northern District of Mississippi

Smith was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1968, to a seat vacated by Claude Feemster Clayton; Confirmed by the Senate on July 25, 1968, and received commission that same day. He assumed senior status on August 16, 1978. He served the Northern District of Mississippi until his death on July 5, 1982.[1] Smith was succeeded in this position by Lyonel Senter.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Claude Feemster Clayton
Northern District of Mississippi
1968–1978
Seat #1
Succeeded by:
Lyonel Senter