Background
Smith, Walter J. was born on December 13, 1929 in Front Royal, Virginia, United States.
Smith, Walter J. was born on December 13, 1929 in Front Royal, Virginia, United States.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Bachelor of Science, 1952). University of Florida (Bachelor of Laws, with honors, 1959).
Worked at Smith, Grimsley, Bauman, Pinkerton, Petermann, Saxer & Wells (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) specializing in Trial Practice, General Practice, Probate, Real Property. Admitted to the bar, 1959, Florida. 1972, United States. Supreme Court.
Order of the Coif.
Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 1958-1959). Member, John Marshall Law Society. Author: "Dividend Sources in Florida," University of Florida Law Review, Volume XII, 1959.
City Attorney, 1961-1981.
Member, Trial Court Nominating Council, First Judicial Circuit, 1972-1974.
Member, John Marshall Law Society.