F M. Smith
F M. Smith was a Judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, who joined the court in 1972. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Tenure
- 1972–1976 · 4 yrs
Judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals | – | – |
Judicial Record
In our data, Smith authored 3 published opinions for the court (1972–1976). Most cited: Davis v. State (17 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge. 1 of these was attributed to Smith by a unique court-, date-, and surname-match against our roster (marked ), because CourtListener recorded no author for them. Each links to the official text to verify. How we match.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Davis v. State | 274 So. 2d 360 | 17 |
| 1976 | Borden v. State | 337 So. 2d 1388 | 13 |
| 1976 | Gaskin v. State† | 338 So. 2d 1041 | 3 |
Showing the 3 most-cited of 3 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- How do judges of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals reach the bench?
- The court's current selection method is partisan election.
- Which court was F M. Smith on?
- F M. Smith was a Judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.
Sources
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- CourtListener / Free Law Project
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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4 years on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).