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Jerry Edwin Smith

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Jerry Edwin Smith

Jerry Edwin Smith (born November 7, 1946) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit since December 1987.

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Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Preceded by
Seat established
Born
Jerry Edwin Smith (1946-11-07) November 7, 1946 (age 79)Del Rio, Texas, U.S.
Education
Yale University (BA, JD)

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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1987–present
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1987–present
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References

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  2. www.fjc.gov
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  3. "Hon. Jerry E. Smith"
    https://fedsoc.org/contributors/jerry-smith
  4. www.fjc.gov
    https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/smith-jerry-edwin
  5. ca5.uscourts.gov
    https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/02/02-30629-CV0.wpd.pdf
  6. Pelofsky, Jeremy.; Doggett, Tom. Court refuses stay in deepwater drilling case. Reuters Canada. July 8, 2010.
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100709115646/http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE65O5TA20100709
  7. Brooks Jackson, Factcheck.org, Fact check: Obama's Supreme Court remarks USAToday, April 5, 2012
    https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-04-04/fact-check-obama-court-unprecedented/54004040/1
  8. Goodwin, Liz. Jerry Smith's Obama rebuke questioned by legal experts Yahoo News' The Lookout. April 4, 2012.
    https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/jerry-smith-obama-rebuke-questioned-legal-experts-213822371.html
  9. Jerry Markon. In letter to judge, Holder defends Obama's comments urging Supreme Court to uphold health-care law, The Wa
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-letter-to-texas-judge-holder-defends-obamas-comments-urging-supreme-court-to-uphold-health-care-law/2012/04/05/gIQAxEH1xS_story.html?sub=AR
  10. Remarks by the President at the Associated Press Luncheon whitehouse.gov April 3, 2012.
    https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/04/03/president-obama-speaks-associated-press-luncheon#transcript
  11. Kerr, Orin. [1], "The Volokh Conspiracy." April 3, 2012.
    http://volokh.com/2012/04/03/fifth-circuit-panel-of-gop-nominated-judges-orders-doj-to-say-whether-president-obama-believes-in-judicial-review/
  12. Sam Baker. Bush attorney general defends judge's probe of Obama healthcare comments, The Hill, 04/04/12.
    https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/110649-bush-attorney-general-defends-judges-probe-of-obama-healthcare-comments/
  13. "News from The Associated Press"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120408022333/http://hosted.ap.org:80/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_HEALTH_CARE_JUDGE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
  14. United States v. Kebodeaux from uscourts.gov
    http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions%5Cpub%5C08/08-51185-CR3.wpd.pdf
  15. United States v. Kebodeaux, 133 S. Ct. 2496, 2507 (2013) (Roberts, C.J., concurring in the judgment)
    https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/United_States_v_Kebodeaux_No_12418_2013_BL_167360_US_June_24_2013?1504805072
  16. CourtListener
    https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4689562/trent-taylor-v-marion-williams/
  17. "Case: 21-40001"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210103033756/http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/21/21-40001.0.pdf
  18. MSN
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/appeals-court-dismisses-gohmerts-election-suit-against-pence/ar-BB1cqrMf
  19. ca5.uscourts.gov
    https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/22/22-40043-CV0.pdf
  20. ca5.uscourts.gov
    https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/21/21-11159.0.pdf
  21. Slate
    https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/02/united-vaccine-vra-trumpiest-court-rulings.html
  22. Balls and Strikes
    https://ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accountability/jerry-smith-fake-opinion-dont-be-polite-to-hacks/
  23. Court Listener
    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387/gov.uscourts.txwd.1150387.1439.0_1.pdf
  24. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/politics/dissent-texas-redistricting-case-judge-jerry-smith-all-about-eve
  25. "Judge issues berserk dissent from ruling blocking Texas congressional maps"
    https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/judge-dissent-texas-ruling-congressional-map-redistricting-rcna244875
  26. POLITICO
    https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/19/texas-redistricting-case-dissent-00660625
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