Background
Smithers, Junior, William S. was born on June 21, 1934 in Yonkers, New York, United States.
Smithers, Junior, William S. was born on June 21, 1934 in Yonkers, New York, United States.
Roanoke College; University of Richmond (Juris Doctor, 1958). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, McNeill Law Society. Instructor on Business Law, University of Richmond, 1959 1973.
Commissioner, 1964-1968 and Chairman, 1967, Henrico County Planning Commission.
Substitute Judge, Henrico County General District Court, since 1976.
Worked at Thompson, Smithers, Newman & Wade. Admitted to the bar, 1958, Virginia, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia.
1968, United States.
Supreme Court. 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Member: Richmond, Henrico and Virginia (Member, 1975-1977 and Chairman, 1976-1977, Committee on Legal Ethics) Bar Associations.
Member: Richmond, Henrico and Virginia (Member, 1975-1977 and Chairman, 1976-1977, Committee on Legal Ethics) Bar Associations.