Edward G. Smith

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Edward G. Smith
Smith in 2014
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office
March 31, 2014 – November 27, 2023
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byBerle M. Schiller
Succeeded byvacant
Personal details
Born(1961-09-17)September 17, 1961
Bronze Star

Edward George Smith (September 17, 1961 – November 27, 2023) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Background

Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983 from

Bronze Star for service in Iraq without V device for valor. He began his career as an Assistant Force Judge Advocate in Norfolk, Virginia and then served as a Senior Trial Defense Counsel for two years in Philadelphia, representing Navy and Marine personnel in various matters. From 1990 to 2002, he was a partner at the law firm of DeRaymond & Smith in Easton, Pennsylvania. From 2002 to 2014, he served on the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas in Northampton County, handling both civil and criminal matters.[2][3]

Smith ran for Congress as a conservative Republican in 1996, seeking to represent Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district.[4] He lost the Republican primary.[5]

Federal judicial service

On August 1, 2013, President

Gerald McHugh.[6] On January 16, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[7] On March 13, 2014 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. On March 26, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 75–23 vote.[8] He was confirmed later that day by a 69–31 vote.[9] Notably, he received more "aye" votes from Republican senators than from Democratic senators.[4] He received his commission on March 31, 2014.[3]

In August 2017, Smith upheld a Boyertown Area School District policy guaranteeing transgender students use of their preferred locker room.[10][11]

Personal life and death

Smith was married to Jennifer Ireland and had three sons and two stepsons.[12] He was from Easton, Pennsylvania, where he attended Easton Area High School; at the time of his death, he was a resident of nearby Plainfield Township.[13]

Smith died on November 27, 2023, at the age of 62.[13]

References

  1. ^ Voruganti, Harsh (March 31, 2017). "Understanding Blue Slips: What Are They and Why Do They Matter?". The Vetting Room. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
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  3. ^ a b Edward G. Smith at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  4. ^ a b Itkowitz, Colby (March 26, 2014). "A first? GOP majority vote on Obama judge nominee". Washington Post. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
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  6. ^ https://www.casey.senate.gov/news/releases/casey-toomey-applaud-nomination-of-mchugh-smith-to-us-district-court-for-the-eastern-district
  7. ^ "Executive Business Meeting" (PDF). United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  8. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Edward G. Smith, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge)". United States Senate. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  9. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Edward G. Smith, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge)". Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  10. ^ Note, Recent Case: Third Circuit Holds that Allowing Transgender Students to Use Their Preferred Sex-Segregated Spaces Does Not Violate Cisgender Students’ Right to Privacy, 132 Harv. L. Rev. 2058 (2019).
  11. ^ Doe ex rel. Doe v. Boyertown Area School District, 897 F. Supp. 3d 324 (E.D. Pa. 2017).
  12. ^ "The Honorable Edward G. Smith". Legacy.com. The Express-Times. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  13. ^ a b Miller, Rudy (November 28, 2023). "Easton-based U.S. District Judge Edward G. Smith has died". The Express-Times. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

External links

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
2014–2023 		Vacant
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