← Federal courts · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Milan Dale Smith, Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

ActiveStatusHolds one of the court's regular seats.

May 18, 2006CommissionedWhen the appointment took effect.

93–0Senate confirmation voteConfirmed May 16, 2006 (ayes–nays as listed by the FJC).

Well QualifiedABA ratingAmerican Bar Association rating of the nominee, as listed by the FJC.

Nominated Feb 14, 2006 · Judiciary Committee hearing Apr 25, 2006 · Confirmed May 16, 2006 · roll call 93–0 · Born 1942, OR

FJC biography · No photo collected for lower-court judges.

No left–right score is calculated for lower-court judges. The appointing president is shown instead (a common, but rough, signal).

Decision data not available here. CourtListener, the main free source of court opinions, requires an account API key for automated access, so this site does not collect lower-court opinions. You can search CourtListener for this judge's name yourself (external site; results are a text search and may include other people with the same name).

Federal judicial service

Court	Appointed by	Commissioned	Ended / status
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	George W. Bush	May 18, 2006	Current

Source: Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory.