Background
Smith, Jonathan Scott was born on May 4, 1956 in Elmira, New York, United States. Son of Alfred John Smith Junior and Eloise Mary (Reitz) Rand.
Smith, Jonathan Scott was born on May 4, 1956 in Elmira, New York, United States. Son of Alfred John Smith Junior and Eloise Mary (Reitz) Rand.
Associate of Arts, Howard Community College, 1975; Bachelor in Jurisprudence magna cum laude, U. Baltimore, 1977; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, U. Baltimore, 1979.
Celta Corporation vs. A.G. Parrott Company, 94 Md. App. 312, 617 A.2d 632 (1993); United States vs. Milam, 817 F.2d 1113 (4th Cir. 1987); Gray vs. State, 317 Md. 250, 562 A.2d 1278 (1989); Crowder vs. State, 309 Md. 654, 506 A.2d 240 (1986); State vs. Allewalt, 308 Md. 89, 517 A.2d 741 (1986); Muir vs. State, 64 Md. App. 648, 498 A.2d 666 (1985); Kackley vs. State, 63 Md. App. 532, 493 A.2d 364 (1985); Holmes vs. State, 63 Md. App. 159, 492 A.2d 351 (1985); Webster vs. State, 299 Md. 581, 474 A.2d 1305 (1984); State vs. Waltermeyer, 60 Md. App. 69, 480 A.2d 831 (1984).Admitted to the bar, 1979, Maryland and United States. District Court, District of Maryland including Trial Bar. 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
1987, United States. Supreme Court. Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Moot Court Champion, 1977-1978.
Recipient: Merit Awards, 1976-1977 and 1977-1978. Lawyers Cooperative Book Award, Trusts and Estates. Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1978-1979.
Author: "Maryland Criminal Procedure Forms and Analysis" Second Edition, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Library of Congress #95-76883). "Maryland Criminal Procedure Forms," Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Library of Congress #87-83520). "The Status of the Defense of Diminished Capacity in Maryland Criminal Cases," M.T.L.A. Trial Rptr., Volume 4, No.
1, Spring, 1982; Comment, "State and Local Legislative Powers: An Analysis of the Conflict and Preemption Doctrines in Maryland," 8 U. Balt. L. Rev. 300, 1979. Lecturer, "Charging Documents," University of Baltimore School of Law and Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics Program: "Criminal Procedure: A 'How To' with an Emphasis on Ethics," 1990. Lecturer, "Finding Weaknesses in the Prosecution's Case," Maryland State's Attorneys Association, Basic Trial Advocacy Course, 1989.
Faculty Advisor: Career Prosecutor Course, National College of District Attorneys, 1983. Trial Advocacy Training Program, Maryland State's Attorneys Association, 1983. Lecturer, "Case Preparation, Interviewing Witnesses and Using a Trial Notebook," Maryland State's Attorneys Association, 1983.
Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore County, 1980-1984. Member, Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, District 9, 1988-1995. Mediator, Circuit Court for Howard County, Settlement Week, March, 1991.
Member, Ethics Panel, Howard County Public School System, 1984-1987. Member: Howard County (Bench-Bar Committee, 1990) and Maryland State Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Maryland Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Legislative Committee, 1989-1995. Program Committee, 1991-1992). Maryland State's Attorneys Association.
Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association. James MacGill American Inn of Court (President, 1996-1997. President-Elect, 1995-1996).
Member ethics panel Howard County Public School Sys., Ellicott City, 1984-1987, trial courts judicial nominating commission, District 9, 1988-1995.
