Edward G. Smith

Edward G. Smith is a Judge of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas in Northampton County and is a nominee for United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Biography
Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983 from Franklin and Marshall College. He received a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, in 1986 from Dickinson School of Law. He is a twenty seven year veteran of the United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, holding the rank of Captain and currently serves as Commanding Officer of the Naval Reserve Naval Justice School. He has served as a military trial judge and military appellate judge and earned the Bronze Star for service in Iraq. He began his career as an Assistant Force Judge Advocate in Norfolk, Virginia and then served as a Senior Trial Defense Counsel for two years in Philadelphia, representing Navy and Marine personnel in various matters. From 1990 to 2002, he was a partner at the law firm of DeRaymond & Smith in Easton, Pennsylvania. Since 2002, he has served on the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas in Northampton County, handling both civil and criminal matters.

Nomination to district court
On August 1, 2013, President Obama nominated Smith to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to the seat vacated by Judge Berle M. Schiller, who took senior status on June 18, 2012. His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.