Background
Smith, Jerry Edwin was born on November 7, 1946 in Del Rio, Texas, United States. Son of Lemuel Edwin and Ruth Irene (Henderson) Smith.
Smith, Jerry Edwin was born on November 7, 1946 in Del Rio, Texas, United States. Son of Lemuel Edwin and Ruth Irene (Henderson) Smith.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1969; Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1972.
Law clerk to judge, United States District Court (northern district) Texas, Lubbock, 1972-1973; associate then partner, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, 1973-1984; city attorney, City of Houston, 1984-1988; circuit judge, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit), Houston, since 1988.
Chairman Harris County Republican Party, Houston, 1977-1978. Committeeman State Republican Executive Committee, Texas, 1976-1988. Member State Bar Texas, Houston Bar Association.
Married Mary Jane Blackburn, June 4, 1977. Children: Clark, Ruth Ann, Josip Juraj.