Rebecca Beach Smith | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| Assumed office August 1, 2019 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| In office December 4, 2011 – December 4, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | James R. Spencer |
| Succeeded by | Mark Steven Davis |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| In office October 25, 1989 – August 1, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | David Dortch Warriner |
| Succeeded by | Roderick C. Young |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| In office 1985–1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Hopewell, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | College of William & Mary (BA, JD) University of Virginia (MA) |
Rebecca Beach Smith (born 1949) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and a civic leader. Among her many decisions is the 2011 ruling that decided the title to and restrictions upon artifacts salvaged from the wreck of the RMS Titanic.