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Milan Dale Smith, Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Active service.

Confirmed 93 to 0Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
George W. Bush
Nominated
February 14, 2006
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
April 25, 2006
Committee action
Reported (favorably), May 4, 2006
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 93 to 0
Confirmed
May 16, 2006
Commissioned
May 18, 2006
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1942, 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, Los Angeles, California, 1969-2006
  • President and general counsel, Los Angeles [California] Building Authority, 1983-2006
  • Vice chairman, California Fair Employment and Housing Commission, 1987-1991

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