Ortrie D. Smith

Ortrie D. Smith
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Incumbent
Assumed office April 30, 2011
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office August 14, 1995 – April 30, 2011
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Howard F. Sachs
Succeeded by	Mary Elizabeth Phillips
Personal details
Born	1946 (age 77–78) Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Missouri University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

Ortrie D. Smith (born 1946) is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Smith received a B.A. from the University of Missouri in 1968 and a J.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1971. He was in private practice in Nevada, Missouri from 1971 to 1995.

On June 30, 1995, Smith was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated by Howard F. Sachs. Smith was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 11, 1995, and received his commission on August 14, 1995. He took senior status on April 30, 2011.

Sources

• Ortrie D. Smith at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Howard F. Sachs	Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri 1995–2011	Succeeded by Mary Elizabeth Phillips