Rebecca Beach Smith
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Senior status. Born 1949.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Aug 4, 1989
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 24, 1989
- Commissioned
- Oct 25, 1989
- Senior status
- Aug 1, 2019
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1985-1989
Education
- B.A., College of William and Mary, 1971
- M.A., University of Virginia, 1973
- J.D., William and Mary Law School, 1979
Career
- Planning analyst, Enviro-Med, Inc., Washington, D.C., and La Jolla, California, 1973-74
- Research associate, National Academy of Science, Institute of Medicine, Washington, D.C., 1974-1977
- Law clerk in private practice, Norfolk, Virginia, 1978
- Law clerk, Hon. J. Calvitt Clarke, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1979-1980
- Private practice, Norfolk, Virginia, 1980-1985
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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