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Justin Daniel Smith
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Active service.
Confirmed 48 to 43Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- March 2, 2026
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- April 15, 2026
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 18, 2026
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 48 to 43
- Confirmed
- June 15, 2026
- Commissioned
- June 18, 2026
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1985, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 2008-2016
- Secondee, Pfizer Inc., New York City, 2013-2014
- Deputy counsel, Office of the Governor, State of Missouri, 2017-2018
- General counsel, Missouri Department of Agriculture, 2018-2019
- Assistant attorney general, State of Missouri, 2019-2023
- Assistant deputy attorney general for special litigation, 2019
- Deputy attorney general for special litigation, 2019-2021
- Acting general counsel, 2020-2021
- Chief of staff, 2020-2023
- First assistant attorney general, 2021-2023
- Senior advisor, U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, Missouri, 2023
- Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 2023-2026
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