Federal service record

D[avid] Brooks Smith

Latest appointment on record: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Born 1951 (per the source below).

2federal appointments on record 2026-09-26source checked

Service

Appointments and dates

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania October 17, 1988 – September 23, 2002

Appointed by: Ronald Reagan
Nominated: July 28, 1988
Confirmed by the Senate: October 14, 1988
Commissioned: October 17, 1988
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit August 2, 2002 – no end date recorded by the source

Appointed by: George W. Bush
Nominated: September 10, 2001
Confirmed by the Senate: July 31, 2002
Commissioned: August 2, 2002
Took senior status: December 4, 2021
Senate vote: Roll call, 64–35 · open the roll call →

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

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