Randle Jasper Smith

Randle Jasper Smith
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office 1961–1962
Preceded by	Albert Alphonso Ridge
Succeeded by	Floyd Robert Gibson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office July 3, 1956 – January 8, 1962
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Charles Evans Whittaker
Succeeded by	John Watkins Oliver
Personal details
Born	Randle Jasper Smith (1908-07-25)July 25, 1908 Campbell, Missouri
Died	January 8, 1962(1962-01-08) (aged 53)
Education	University of Missouri (A.B.)

Randle Jasper Smith (July 25, 1908 – January 8, 1962) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Education and career

Born in Campbell, Missouri, Smith received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Missouri in 1931. He was in private practice in Springfield, Missouri from 1931 to 1956. He was a member of the Missouri Senate from 1943 to 1954.

Federal judicial service

On June 5, 1956, Smith was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated by Judge Charles Evans Whittaker. Smith was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 2, 1956, and received his commission the next day. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 until his death on January 8, 1962.

Sources

• Randle Jasper Smith at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.