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Ortrie Smith
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Tenure
2011 - Present
Years in position
14
Prior offices:
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Years in office: 1995 - 2011
Education
Bachelor's
University of Missouri, Columbia, 1968
Law
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1971
Personal
Birthplace
Jonesboro, AR
Contact


Ortrie D. Smith is anArticle III federal judge for theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Missouri serving on senior status. He joined the court in 1995 after being nominated by PresidentBill Clinton.

Early life and education

A native ofMissouri, Smith graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia with his bachelor's degree in 1968 and later graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law with his juris doctorate in 1971.[1]

Professional career

Smith spent his entire pre-judicial legal career as a Private practice attorney in the State ofMissouri from 1971 to 1995.[1]

Judicial career

Western District of Missouri

On the recommendation of House Democratic Leader, Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt, Smith was nominated by PresidentBill Clinton onJune 30, 1995 to a seat vacated byHoward Sachs.Smith was confirmed by the U.S. Senate onAugust 11, 1995 on a Senate vote and received commission onAugust 14, 1995.[1] Smith was succeeded in this position byMary Elizabeth Phillips.

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Officeholder

United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri

  • Website
  • Footnotes

    Political offices
    Preceded by:
    Howard Sachs
    Western District of Missouri
    1995–2011
    Seat #7
    Succeeded by:
    Mary Elizabeth Phillips


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    Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
    Active judges

    Chief JudgeMary Elizabeth Phillips  •  David Kays  •  Brian C. Wimes  •  Stephen R. Bough  •  Roseann A. Ketchmark  •  Megan Benton

    Senior judges

    Rodney Sippel  •  Nanette Laughrey  •  Ortrie Smith  •  Dean Whipple  •  Howard Sachs  •  Fernando Gaitan  •  Gary Fenner  •  M. Douglas Harpool  •  

    Magistrate judgesJames England  •  David P. Rush  •  Lajuana Counts  •  Willie Epps  •  Brian Gaddy  •  Jill Morris  •  
    Former Article III judges

    Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr.  •  Robert William Wells  •  John Gibson (Eighth Circuit)  •  Arnold Krekel  •  John Finis Philips  •  Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh  •  Albert Reeves  •  Merrill Otis  •  John Collet  •  Richard Dorr  •  William Collinson  •  Richard Duncan (Missouri)  •  Joseph Stevens (Missouri)  •  Harris Wangelin  •  Brook Bartlett  •  William Becker  •  Russell Clark  •  Floyd Gibson  •  Albert Ridge  •  Charles Whittaker  •  Elmo Hunter  •  John Oliver (Missouri)  •  Ross Roberts  •  Randle Smith  •  

    Former Chief judges

    Dean Whipple  •  Scott Wright  •  Howard Sachs  •  Albert Reeves  •  Richard Duncan (Missouri)  •  Joseph Stevens (Missouri)  •  Brook Bartlett  •  William Becker  •  Russell Clark  •  Floyd Gibson  •  Albert Ridge  •  Elmo Hunter  •  John Oliver (Missouri)  •  Randle Smith  •  


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