Background
Smith, Robert James was born on December 9, 1924 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Percy Scott and Marie Southwick (Crandall) Smith.
Smith, Robert James was born on December 9, 1924 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Percy Scott and Marie Southwick (Crandall) Smith.
Bachelor, Washington and Lee University, 1948. Juris Doctor, Washington and Lee University, 1951.
Private practice, Richmond, 1970—1982. Partner Smith & Smith, 1951—1966, Smith & Shepherd, Richmond, 1966—1967, Smith, Norwood & Shepherd, Richmond, 1968—1969, Conner, Hooker, Smith & Wright, Richmond, since 1982. Substitute judge, Henrico County, since 1974.
Served with United States Army Air Corps, Served with United States Army, 1943-1946.
Active American Cancer Society, Boy Scouts America. Member Henrico County Democratic Committee. Chairman board deacons River Road Baptist Church.
Member of American Bar Association, Richmond Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, Bull and Bear Club.
Married Nancy Malinda Foster, August 5, 1950.