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Rodney Smith
Rodney Smith
Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 2012
Appointed by	Rick Scott
Preceded by	Scott J. Silverman
Judge of the Miami-Dade County Court
	In office; May 2008 – July 2012
Appointed by	Charlie Crist
Personal details
Born	1974 (age 49–50); Miami, Florida, U.S.
Education	Florida A&M University (BS); Michigan State University (JD)

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Rodney Smith (born 1974)^[1] is a Florida judge and is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Biography

Smith received a Bachelor of Science from Florida A&M University in 1996, cum laude. He received a Juris Doctor in 1999 from Michigan State University, also cum laude.^[2]^[3]

Smith served as an Assistant County Attorney for the Miami-Dade County's Attorney's office from 1999 to 2003. He then was in private practice from 2003 to 2007. From 2007 to 2008, he served as a Senior Assistant City Attorney for the city of Miami Beach. Governor Charlie Crist appointed him in 2008 to preside as a judge of the Miami-Dade County Court, where he served until 2012. Governor Rick Scott appointed him to the 11th state circuit court in 2012, where he currently serves.

Nomination to district court

Smith was mentioned as a potential judicial nominee in February 2018.^[4] On April 26, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Smith to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.^[5] On May 7, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum, who was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on June 2, 2014.^[6] His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee has been scheduled for October 17, 2018.^[7]

References

^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Rodney Smith
^ McMahon, Paula (February 13, 2018). "Trump names his top three picks for federal judge in South Florida". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
^ "Judge Details". Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
^ Caputo, Marc (February 13, 2018). "Trump taps 3 new judges in federal district overseeing Mar-a-Lago". Politico. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Thirteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Seventh Wave of United States Marshal Nominees". whitehouse.gov. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Fifteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, May 7, 2018
^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 17, 2018

External links

Rodney Smith at Ballotpedia

Legal offices
Preceded by Scott J. Silverman	Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida 2012–present	Incumbent

[Questionnaire-1] United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Rodney Smith

[2] McMahon, Paula (February 13, 2018). "Trump names his top three picks for federal judge in South Florida". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved February 15, 2018.

[3] "Judge Details". Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. Retrieved February 15, 2018.

[4] Caputo, Marc (February 13, 2018). "Trump taps 3 new judges in federal district overseeing Mar-a-Lago". Politico. Retrieved February 15, 2018.

[WHBio-5] "President Donald J. Trump Announces Thirteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Seventh Wave of United States Marshal Nominees". whitehouse.gov. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[6] "Fifteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, May 7, 2018

[7] United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 17, 2018

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 == Nomination to district court ==
-Smith was mentioned as a potential judicial nominee in February 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2018/02/13/trump-taps-3-new-judges-in-federal-district-overseeing-mar-a-lago-250044|title=Trump taps 3 new judges in federal district overseeing Mar-a-Lago|first=Marc|last=Caputo|date=February 13, 2018|website=[[Politico]]|publisher=|access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> On April 26, 2018, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Smith to serve as a United States District Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida]].<ref name="WHBio">{{cite web |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-thirteenth-wave-judicial-nominees-seventh-wave-united-states-marshal-nominees/ |title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Thirteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Seventh Wave of United States Marshal Nominees |last= |first= |date=April 26, 2018 |website=whitehouse.gov |publisher= |access-date=April 26, 2018 |quote=}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> On May 7, 2018, his nomination was sent to the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge [[Robin S. Rosenbaum]], who was elevated to the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]] on June 2, 2014.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/fifteen-nominations-sent-senate-today-2/ "Fifteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, May 7, 2018]</ref> His nomination is currently pending before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].
+Smith was mentioned as a potential judicial nominee in February 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2018/02/13/trump-taps-3-new-judges-in-federal-district-overseeing-mar-a-lago-250044|title=Trump taps 3 new judges in federal district overseeing Mar-a-Lago|first=Marc|last=Caputo|date=February 13, 2018|website=[[Politico]]|publisher=|access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> On April 26, 2018, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] announced his intent to nominate Smith to serve as a United States District Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida]].<ref name="WHBio">{{cite web |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-thirteenth-wave-judicial-nominees-seventh-wave-united-states-marshal-nominees/ |title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Thirteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Seventh Wave of United States Marshal Nominees |last= |first= |date=April 26, 2018 |website=whitehouse.gov |publisher= |access-date=April 26, 2018 |quote=}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> On May 7, 2018, his nomination was sent to the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge [[Robin S. Rosenbaum]], who was elevated to the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]] on June 2, 2014.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/fifteen-nominations-sent-senate-today-2/ "Fifteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, May 7, 2018]</ref> His nomination is currently pending before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]]. A hearing on his nomination before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]] has been scheduled for October 17, 2018.<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/10/17/2018/nominations United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 17, 2018]</ref>
 == References ==