D[avid] Brooks Smith
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Senior status. Born 1951.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 10, 2001
- Senate vote
- 64 to 35
- Confirmed
- Jul 31, 2002
- Commissioned
- Aug 2, 2002
- Senior status
- Dec 4, 2021
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jul 28, 1988
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 14, 1988
- Commissioned
- Oct 17, 1988
- Left this court
- Sep 23, 2002. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- B.A., Franklin and Marshall College, 1973
- J.D., Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law), 1976
Career
- Private practice, Altoona, Pennsylvania, 1976-1984
- Assistant district attorney, Blair County, Pennsylvania, 1977-1979
- Special assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1981-1983
- District attorney, Blair County, Pennsylvania, 1983-1984
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Blair County [Pennsylvania], 1984-1988
- administrative judge, 1986-1988
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2016-2021
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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