Orma Rinehart Smith Explained

Orma Rinehart Smith
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Term Start:August 16, 1978
Term End:July 5, 1982
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Term Start1:July 25, 1968
Term End1:August 16, 1978
Appointer1:Lyndon B. Johnson
Predecessor1:Claude Feemster Clayton
Successor1:Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr.
Birth Name:Orma Rinehart Smith
Birth Date:4 September 1904
Birth Place:Booneville, Mississippi
Education:University of Mississippi School of Law (LL.B.)

Orma Rinehart Smith (September 4, 1904 – July 5, 1982) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

Education and career

Born in Booneville, Mississippi, Smith received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1927. He was in private practice in Corinth, Mississippi from 1928 to 1968.

Federal judicial service

On July 17, 1968, Smith was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi vacated by Judge Claude Feemster Clayton. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 25, 1968, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on August 16, 1978. Smith served in that capacity until his death on July 5, 1982.