James Francis Smith (January 28, 1859 – June 29, 1928) was an associate justice of the
Supreme Court of the Philippines
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,
Governor-General of the Philippines
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and an
associate judge
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of the
United States Court of Customs Appeals
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History
The CCPA began as the United States Court of Custom ...
.
Education and career
Born on January 28, 1859, in
San Francisco
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,
California
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,
Smith received a
Bachelor of Science
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degree in 1877 from
Santa Clara University
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and received a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree and
Master of Arts
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degree in 1878 from the same institution, then attended the
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
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.
He entered private practice in California from 1881 to 1898.
He served in the
United States Army
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from 1898 to 1901.
He was the Collector of Customs for the Philippine Archipelago in
Manila
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,
Philippines
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from 1900 to 1901.
He was an associate justice of the
Supreme Court of the Philippines
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from 1901 to 1903.
He was Secretary of Public Instruction for the United States Philippine Commission from 1903 to 1906.
He was Vice Governor of the Philippines in 1906.
He was
Governor-General of the Philippines
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from 1906 to 1909.
![Governor James F Smith of the Philippines, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 1909 (AYP 505)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Governor_James_F_Smith_of_the_Philippines%2C_Alaska_Yukon_Pacific_Exposition%2C_Seattle%2C_Washington%2C_1909_%28AYP_505%29.jpeg)
In 1908, after the construction of a
mansion
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in
Baguio
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that would serve as the colonial government seat during summertime, Smith's family became the first residents of the building, with his wife wanting to escape the heat of Manila. He returned to private practice from 1909 to 1910.
In 1909 he was photographed at the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exhibition
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in Seattle.
Federal judicial service
Smith was nominated by President
William Howard Taft
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on March 9, 1910, to the
United States Court of Customs Appeals
The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) was a United States federal court which existed from 1909 to 1982 and had jurisdiction over certain types of civil disputes.
History
The CCPA began as the United States Court of Custom ...
(later the
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) was a United States federal court which existed from 1909 to 1982 and had jurisdiction over certain types of civil disputes.
History
The CCPA began as the United States Court of Customs ...
), to a new Associate Judge seat authorized by 36 Stat. 11.
He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on March 30, 1910, and received his commission the same day.
His service terminated on June 29, 1928, due to his death in
Washington, D.C.
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Membership
Smith was a member of the
Native Sons of the Golden West
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, Alcatraz Parlor No. 145.
[Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Session of the Native Sons of the Golden West, 1899]
Bibliography
*''A brief history of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals'' by
Giles S. Rich. Washington, D.C. : Published by authorization of Committee on the Bicentennial of Independence and the Constitution of the Judicial Conference of the United States : U.S. G.P.O., 1980.
References
Sources
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1859 births
1928 deaths
20th-century American judges
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Governors-General of the Philippine Islands
Judges of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Santa Clara University alumni
United States Article I federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft
University of California, Hastings College of the Law alumni