Milan Smith

Milan Smith
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Assumed office
May 18, 2006
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byA. Wallace Tashima
Personal details
Born (1942-05-19) May 19, 1942 (age 82)
Pendleton, Oregon, U.S.
RelationsGordon H. Smith (brother)
EducationBrigham Young University (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)

Milan Dale Smith, Jr. (born May 19, 1942) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[1] Smith's brother, Gordon H. Smith, was a Republican U.S. Senator from 1997 to 2009. Milan Smith is neither a Republican nor a Democrat, and he considers himself to be a political independent.[2]

  1. ^ Marquis Who's Who, Inc (1977). Who's Who in American Law. Marquis Who's Who, LLC. ISBN 9780837935010. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  2. ^ "A good judge of character". Deseret News. June 27, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.