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N[orman] Randy Smith
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Senior status since August 11, 2018.
Confirmed 94 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- January 16, 2007
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- Not published yet
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), February 8, 2007
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 94 to 0
- Confirmed
- February 15, 2007
- Commissioned
- March 19, 2007
- Senior status
- Since August 11, 2018
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1949, 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
- Associate and assistant general counsel, J.R. Simplot Company, 1977-1981
- Adjunct professor, Boise State University, 1979-1981
- Private practice, Pocatello, Idaho, 1982-1995
- Adjunct professor, Idaho State University, 1984-
- District judge, Idaho District Court, Sixth Judicial District, 1995-2007
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