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Federal Circuit

Edward Samuel Smith

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Former Born March 27, 1919, Birmingham, AL Died March 22, 2001 4 panel seats recorded

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
None (reassignment)None (reassignment)
Seat
CAFC1001
Commissioned
Oct. 1, 1982
Senior status
June 1, 1989
Service ended
March 22, 2001Death

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
Court of Claims Judge July 28, 1978 Oct. 1, 1982 Reassignment Jimmy Carter
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge Oct. 1, 1982 March 22, 2001 Death None (reassignment)

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
Brown Park Estates-Fairfield Development Co. v. United States Decided Oct. 21, 1997
Roland Spruill v. Merit Systems Protection Board Decided Dec. 21, 1992
Willard A. Bronger v. Office of Personnel Management, Frank E. Kacprowicz v. Office of Personnel Management, Albert J. Veverka v. Office of Personnel Management Decided Aug. 1, 1985
Willard A. Bronger v. Office of Personnel Management, Frank E. Kacprowicz v. Office of Personnel Management, Albert J. Veverka v. Office of Personnel Management Decided July 26, 1984 Authored

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion Willard A. Bronger v. Office of Personnel Management, Frank E. Kacprowicz v. Office of Personnel Management, Albert J. Veverka v. Office of Personnel Management Federal Circuit July 26, 1984