Background
Smith, Junior, D. Briggs was born on September 20, 1940 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States.
Smith, Junior, D. Briggs was born on September 20, 1940 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States.
University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Science, 1962. Juris Doctor, 1966).
Worked at Smith, Phillips, Mitchell, Scott & Rutherford (Batesville, Mississippi) specializing in Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Mississippi and United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi.
1971, United States. Tax Court and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Phi Alpha Delta. Registered Pharmacist, State of Mississippi, 1962.
Member: Panola County Bar Association (President). Mississippi State Bar (Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 1975-1978). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1981. Chairman, Products Liability Section, 1983-1985). Mississippi Pharmaceutical Association.
(Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).
Member: Panola County Bar Association (President). Mississippi State Bar (Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 1975-1978). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1981. Chairman, Products Liability Section, 1983-1985). Mississippi Pharmaceutical Association.
(Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).