Ortrie D. Smith

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 Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.
Education	University of Missouri, Columbia (BA) University of Missouri, Kansas City (JD)

Ortrie Dale Smith (born April 30, 1946) 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. He was in private practice in Nevada, Missouri from 1971 to 1995.

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.

External links

• Ortrie D. Smith at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.