[SmithL]

Federal Judicial Service:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on June 5, 1979, to a seat vacated by Thomas J. MacBride; Confirmed by the Senate on July 23, 1979, and received commission on July 24, 1979. Served as chief judge, 1983-1990. Assumed senior status on May 28, 2000.

Education:

Columbia Law School, J.D., 1958

Professional Career:

1958-1960
U.S. Army

1960-1962
Civilian legal officer, Sacramento Army Depot

1962-1976
Private practice, Sacramento, California

1976-1979
Judge, Superior Court of California, Sacramento County

[diogenes ghost]

Not a problem for me at all....it's California after all.

The more crap they have piled on them by the gov't the more likely they are to finally wake up.

[VeniVidiVici]

This is getting old. Time to take back the forests from the liberal Democrat Gaia groups.

[Dogbert41]

The more forest land they block off from motor traffic, the more fires end up totally destroying the forests. Funny how that works.