James Francis Smith (January 28, 1859 – June 29, 1928) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines,

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and an

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of the

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Education and career

Born on January 28, 1859, in San Francisco, California, Smith received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1877 from Santa Clara University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Arts degree in 1878 from the same institution, then attended the

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. He entered private practice in California from 1881 to 1898. He served in the United States Army from 1898 to 1901. He was the Collector of Customs for the Philippine Archipelago in Manila, Philippines from 1900 to 1901. He was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1901 to 1903. He was Secretary of Public Instruction for the United States Philippine Commission from 1903 to 1906. He was Vice Governor of the Philippines in 1906. He was

from 1906 to 1909. Governor James F Smith of the Philippines, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 1909 (AYP 505)

In 1908, after the construction of a mansion in

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that would serve as the colonial government seat during summertime, Smith's family became the first residents of the building, with his wife wanting to escape the heat of Manila. He returned to private practice from 1909 to 1910. In 1909 he was photographed at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exhibition in Seattle.

Federal judicial service

Smith was nominated by President William Howard Taft on March 9, 1910, to the

(later the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals), to a new Associate Judge seat authorized by 36 Stat. 11. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 30, 1910, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on June 29, 1928, due to his death in

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Membership

Smith was a member of the

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, Alcatraz Parlor No. 145.Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Session of the Native Sons of the Golden West, 1899

Bibliography

*''A brief history of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals'' by Giles S. Rich. Washington, D.C. : Published by authorization of Committee on the Bicentennial of Independence and the Constitution of the Judicial Conference of the United States : U.S. G.P.O., 1980.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, James Francis 1859 births 1928 deaths 20th-century American judges Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Governors-General of the Philippine Islands Judges of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Santa Clara University alumni United States Article I federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft University of California, Hastings College of the Law alumni