About Ortrie D. Smith
Born 1946. Ortrie D. Smith is an American lawyer and judge.
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.
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United States federal judge
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Ortrie D. Smith was born in 1946 in Jonesboro.
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Ortrie D. Smith is a lawyer and judge.
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Ortrie D. Smith is American.
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