Talbot Smith
Talbot Smith (1899-1978) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and an associate justice on the Michigan Supreme Court.
Smith received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy on October 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on February 5, 1962, and received his commission on February 9th. He assumed senior status on October 31, 1971, and served in that capacity until his death on December 21, 1978.[1] Smith was succeeded in this position by Charles Joiner.
Early life and education
- U.S. Naval Academy, B.S., 1920
- U.S. Naval Academy Post-Graduate School, M.S., 1928
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1934[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Navy Lieutenant, 1917-1931
- Engineer, Atlantic Refining Company, 1931
- Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1934-1937
- Professor of law, University of Missouri, 1937-1941
- Attorney, U.S. Office of Price Administration, 1941-1944
- Private practice, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1944-1945
- Professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1945-1946
- Private practice, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1947-1955
- Associate justice, Supreme Court of Michigan, 1955-1961[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Michigan
Smith received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy on October 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on February 5, 1962, and received his commission on February 9th. He assumed senior status on October 31, 1971, and served in that capacity until his death on December 21, 1978.[1] Smith was succeeded in this position by Charles Joiner.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Talbot Smith's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Michigan 1962–1971 Seat #7 |
Succeeded by: Charles Joiner
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
