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William Edward Smith | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island | |
In office November 30, 2013 – November 30, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Mary M. Lisi |
Succeeded by | John J. McConnell Jr. |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island | |
Assumed office November 15, 2002 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Ronald Rene Lagueux |
Personal details | |
Born | William Edward Smith December 31, 1959[1] Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
Education | Georgetown University (BA, JD) |
William Edward Smith (born December 31, 1959) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island and a former federal judicial nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.