Orma Rinehart Smith
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 and confirmed by voice vote, Orma Rinehart Smith was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. He earned a law degree from University of Mississippi School of Law in 1927. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1904–1982
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Mississippi Law 1927
- Succeeded
- Claude Feemster Clayton
- Succeeded by
- Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Northern District of Mississippi succeeded Claude Feemster Clayton | L.B. Johnson (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
Judicial Record
In our data, Smith authored 161 published opinions for the court (1968–1981). Most cited: United States v. Real Estate Development Corporation (36 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | United States v. Real Estate Development Corporation | 347 F. Supp. 776 | 36 |
| 1978 | Perdue Farms, Inc. v. Motts, Inc. of Mississippi | 459 F. Supp. 7 | 35 |
| 1973 | Childers v. Beaver Dam Plantation, Inc. | 360 F. Supp. 331 | 26 |
| 1969 | Carr v. Conoco Plastics, Inc. | 295 F. Supp. 1281 | 26 |
| 1981 | Loewen v. Turnipseed | 505 F. Supp. 512 | 25 |
| 1974 | Cone Mills Corporation v. Hurdle | 369 F. Supp. 426 | 24 |
| 1969 | Dyer v. Love | 307 F. Supp. 974 | 24 |
| 1973 | Hare v. Federal Compress and Warehouse Company | 359 F. Supp. 214 | 23 |
| 1978 | Felts v. National Account Systems Ass'n, Inc. | 469 F. Supp. 54 | 21 |
| 1978 | Cole v. Tuttle | 462 F. Supp. 1016 | 21 |
| 1975 | Armstead v. Starkville Municipal Separate School District | 395 F. Supp. 304 | 21 |
| 1978 | Armstrong v. Reed | 462 F. Supp. 496 | 20 |
| 1971 | Armstead v. Starkville Municipal Separate School District | 325 F. Supp. 560 | 19 |
| 1975 | Ayers v. Western Line Consolidated School District | 404 F. Supp. 1225 | 18 |
| 1979 | Kipnis v. Antoine | 472 F. Supp. 215 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 161 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
- Who appointed Orma Rinehart Smith?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Orma Rinehart Smith to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi in 1968.
- Was Orma Rinehart Smith appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Orma Rinehart Smith was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Orma Rinehart Smith's confirmation vote?
- Orma Rinehart Smith was confirmed by voice vote on July 25, 1968. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Orma Rinehart Smith on?
- Orma Rinehart Smith was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).