9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Circuit (Idaho)
Career Highlights: Associate and assistant GC, J.R. Simplot Co., 1977-81. Adjunct professor, Boise State Univ, 1979-81. Private practice, 1982-95. District jduge, Idaho District Court, 1995-2007. Nominated to 9th Circuit, January 2007; confirmed February 2007.
Law School: Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1977
Career Highlights: Associate and assistant GC, J.R. Simplot Co., 1977-81. Adjunct professor, Boise State Univ, 1979-81. Private practice, 1982-95. District jduge, Idaho District Court, 1995-2007. Nominated to 9th Circuit, January 2007; confirmed February 2007.
Law School: Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1977
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Circuit Judge N. Randy Smith, the most recent appointee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, got his robe from President George W. Bush in 2007 after the U.S. Senate confirmed him 94-0.
Smith, 60, whose first name is Norman and who was born and raised and practiced law in Idaho, had a bumpier path to his federal appellate judgeship than the Senate's lopsided endorsement might suggest.
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