Background
Smoots, Patricia K. was born on August 27, 1954 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.
Smoots, Patricia K. was born on August 27, 1954 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States.
University of Illinois (Bachelor of Science, with honors and departmental distinction, 1981). De Paul University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1986).
Worked at Ross & Hardies. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Illinois, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
Author: "Members of the City Council versus Taxpayers for Vincent: The Constitutionality of Prohibiting Temporary Sign Posting on Public Property to Advance Local Aesthetic Concerns," 34 De Paul Law Review 197, 1984.
Law Clerk to Honorary George Unverzagt, Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District, 1986-1988. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations.
Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations.