Ortrie D. Smith

American judge (born 1946)

Ortrie D. Smith
Smith in 2012

Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Incumbent
Assumed office April 30, 2011
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office August 14, 1995 – April 30, 2011
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Howard F. Sachs
Succeeded by	Beth Phillips

Personal details
Born	(1946-04-30) April 30, 1946 (age 77) Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.
Education	University of Missouri, Columbia (BA) University of Missouri, Kansas City (JD)

Ortrie Dale Smith (born April 30, 1946)^[1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Education and career

Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1968 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1971.^[2] He was in private practice in Nevada, Missouri from 1971 to 1995.^[2]

Federal judicial service

On June 30, 1995, Smith was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated by Howard F. Sachs. Smith was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 11, 1995, and received his commission on August 14, 1995. He took senior status on April 30, 2011.

References

^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, July 18; August 3; September 28; October 24; November 30; December 19, 1995. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1997. p. 487.
^ ^a ^b "Inactive Senior Judge Ortrie D. Smith | Western District of Missouri".