John Lewis Smith Jr.

John Lewis Smith Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office
January 31, 1983 – September 4, 1992
Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
In office
May 19, 1982 – May 19, 1988
Appointed byWarren E. Burger
Preceded byGeorge Luzerne Hart Jr.
Succeeded byJames Ellsworth Noland
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office
September 18, 1981 – September 20, 1982
Preceded byWilliam B. Bryant
Succeeded byAubrey Eugene Robinson Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office
November 3, 1966 – January 31, 1983
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byLuther Youngdahl
Succeeded byStanley S. Harris
Personal details
Born
John Lewis Smith Jr.

(1912-09-20)September 20, 1912
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedSeptember 4, 1992(1992-09-04) (aged 79)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationPrinceton University (A.B.)
Georgetown Law (LL.B., LL.M.)

John Lewis Smith Jr. (September 20, 1912 – September 4, 1992) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.