Henry Augustus Middleton Smith Explained

Henry Augustus Middleton Smith
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina
Term Start:November 23, 1923
Term End:November 23, 1924
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina
Term Start1:January 1, 1912
Term End1:November 23, 1923
Appointer1:operation of law
Predecessor1:Seat established by 36 Stat. 1087
Successor1:Ernest Ford Cochran
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina
Term Start2:January 1, 1912
Term End2:March 3, 1915
Appointer2:operation of law
Predecessor2:Seat established by 36 Stat. 1087
Successor2:Seat abolished
Office3:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Term Start3:June 7, 1911
Term End3:January 1, 1912
Appointer3:William Howard Taft
Predecessor3:William H. Brawley
Successor3:Seat abolished
Birth Date:30 April 1853
Birth Place:Charleston, South Carolina
Residence:Charleston, South Carolina
Education:College of Charleston (B.A.)
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Henry Augustus Middleton Smith (April 30, 1853 – November 23, 1924) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina.

Education and career

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Charleston in 1872 and read law to enter the bar in 1874. He was in private practice in Charleston from 1877 to 1911.

Federal judicial service

Smith was nominated by President William Howard Taft on May 25, 1911, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by Judge William H. Brawley. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 7, 1911, and received his commission the same day. Smith was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina on January 1, 1912, to a new joint seat authorized by 36 Stat. 1087. He was reassigned by operation of law to serve only in the Eastern District on March 3, 1915. He assumed senior status on November 23, 1923. His service terminated on November 23, 1924, due to his death.

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