Background
Smith, Robert McDavid was born on October 5, 1920 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Maclin F. and Virginia (McDavid) Smith.
Smith, Robert McDavid was born on October 5, 1920 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Maclin F. and Virginia (McDavid) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, University North Carolina, 1942. Bachelor of Laws, University Alabama, 1948. Master of Laws, Harvard University, 1949.
Bar: Alabama 1949, United States District Court (northern district) Alabama 1950, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1952, United States Ct.Appeals (11th circuit) 1981, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1957. Association Lange, Simpson, Robinson & Somerville, 1949-1952, partner 1952. Member National Defender Project, 1963-1969.
Member of Executive Committee Jefferson County (Alabama) Republican Party, 1965-1968. Served to captain Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers.
Member American Bar Association (chairman of the section legal education and admission to bar), American Judicature Society, Alabama Bar Association (chairman committee legal education), Federal Bar Association.
Clubs: Kiwanis, Country, The.
Married Eugenia Wimberly, August 27, 1946. Children: Eugenia Wimberly, Robert Patton, Felton Wimberly.