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Charles Lynwood Smith, Jr.
Charles Lynwood Smith Jr. (born February 25, 1943) is a Senior status, senior United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Education and career Born in Talladega, Alabama, Talladega, Alabama, Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alabama in 1966, a Master of Arts from Rutgers University in 1967, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1971. He was a law clerk to Frank H. McFadden of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama from 1971 to 1972, and was thereafter in private practice in Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama from 1972 to 1981. From 1972 to 1976, he taught political science at the University of Alabama. He was a judge on the Madison County District Court in 1981, and on the 23rd Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama from 1981 to 1995. Federal judicial service On December 8, 1995, Smith was nominated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senior Status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges. To qualify, a judge in the Federal judiciary of the United States, federal court system must be at least 65 years old, and the sum of the judge's age and years of service as a federal judge must be at least 80 years. As long as senior judges carry at least a 25 percent caseload or meet other criteria for activity, they remain entitled to maintain a staffed office and chambers, including a secretary and their normal complement of law clerks, and they continue to receive annual cost-of-living increases. Senior judges vacate their seats on the bench, and the President of the United States, president may appoint new full-time judges to fill those seats. Some U.S. states have similar systems for senior judges. State court (United States), State courts with a similar system include Iowa (for judges on the Iowa Court of Appeals), Pennsylvania, and Virginia (for justices of the Virginia Supreme Court). Statuto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |