Fern M. Smith

Fern Meyerson Smith (born November 7, 1933) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Fern Meyerson Smith
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office May 15, 2003 – June 30, 2005
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office July 27, 1988 – May 15, 2003
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Samuel Conti
Succeeded by	Seat abolished by 104 Stat. 5089
Personal details
Born	November 7, 1933 San Francisco, California
Education	Foothill College (A.A.) Stanford University (B.A.) Stanford Law School (J.D.)

Education and career

Born on November 7, 1933, in San Francisco, California,[1] Smith received an Associate of Arts degree from Foothill College in 1970, a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 1972, and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1975. She was in private practice in San Francisco from 1975 to 1986. She was a judge of the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco from 1986 to 1988. She was the Director of the Federal Judicial Center from 1999 to 2003.[2]

Federal judicial service

Smith was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on May 9, 1988, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by Judge Samuel Conti. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 26, 1988, and received her commission on July 27, 1988. She assumed senior status on May 15, 2003. Smith served in that capacity until her retirement on June 30, 2005.[2]

References

1. "Oral History of Fern M. Smith" (PDF).
2. Fern M. Smith at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• Fern M. Smith at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.