Charles Lynwood Smith Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Senior status. Born 1943.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Dec 8, 1995
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 22, 1995
- Commissioned
- Dec 26, 1995
- Senior status
- Aug 31, 2013
Education
- B.A., University of Alabama, 1966
- M.A., Rutgers University, 1967
- J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, 1971
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Frank H. McFadden, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1971-1972
- Private practice, Huntsville, Alabama, 1972-1981
- Lecturer in political science, University of Alabama, 1972-1976
- Judge, Alabama District Court, Madison County, 1981
- Judge, Alabama Circuit Court, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit, 1981-1995
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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