Background
Smoots, Carol A. was born on January 25, 1953 in Wenatchee, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Smoots, Carol A. was born on January 25, 1953 in Wenatchee, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Seattle Pacific University. Central Washington University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1975). University of Washington.
Willamette University (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Worked at McKenna & Cuneo, Limited liability partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Energy Law, Administrative Law, Corporate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Oregon. 1981, District of Columbia.
1985, United States.
Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and United States. Supreme Court.
Recipient, Presidential Award for Academic Distinction.
Editor-in-Chief, The Natural Gas Lawyers Journal, 1985-1988.
Reports Editor, Energy Law Journal, 1989-1993. Municipal Judge, Lafayette, Oregon, 1978-1980.
Attorney: The Bonneville Power Administration, 1979-1984. American Gas Association, 1984-1988.
Director, Government Relations, MidCon Corporation, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum, 1988-1992.
Vice Chairman: Government Relations Committee, 1991-1993. Regulatory Affairs Committee, 1991-1993, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA). Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
American Bar Association (Member, Coordinating Group on Energy Law, 1991-1994.
Vice-Chair, Natural Gas Marketing and Transportation Committee, 1988). Federal Energy Bar Association (Officer and Board Member, 1991).
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association (Member, Coordinating Group on Energy Law, 1991-1994. Vice-Chair, Natural Gas Marketing and Transportation Committee, 1988).
Federal Energy Bar Association (Officer and Board Member, 1991).