Patricia E. Campbell-Smith

Patricia Elaine Campbell-Smith (born 1966) is a former Chief Special Master of the United States Court of Federal Claims and is currently a Judge on that court. She served as Chief Judge from October 21, 2013 to March 13, 2017.

Patricia Campbell-Smith
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
In office October 21, 2013 – March 13, 2017
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Emily Hewitt
Succeeded by	Susan G. Braden
Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
Incumbent
Assumed office September 19, 2013
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Lawrence Baskir
Personal details
Born	Patricia Elaine Campbell 1966 (age 53–54) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater	Duke University (B.s.E.E.) Tulane University Law School (J.D.)

Biography

Campbell-Smith was born in 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland. She received a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, in Electrical Engineering in 1987, from Duke University. She received a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1992, from Tulane Law School. She served as a law clerk for Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1992 to 1993. She served as a law clerk for Judge Sarah S. Vance of the same court from 1996 to 1997. From 1993 to 1996 and 1997 to 1998 she worked at the law firm of Liskow & Lewis in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she focused on environmental regulatory law, patent infringement litigation and toxic tort litigation. From 1998 to 2005 she served as a career law clerk for Judge Emily C. Hewitt of the United States Court of Federal Claims. She became a Special Master of the United States Court of Federal Claims in 2005 and Chief Special Master in 2011, serving in that role until her elevation to Judge of the court on September 19, 2013. In this role, she presided over litigation pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.[1][2]

Claims Court service

On March 19, 2013, President Obama nominated Campbell-Smith to serve as a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, to the seat vacated by Judge Lawrence M. Baskir, who retired April 1, 2013.[1] The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on her nomination on May 8, 2013, and reported her nomination to the floor by voice vote on June 6, 2013.[3] The Senate confirmed her nomination by voice vote on September 17, 2013.[4] She received her commission on September 19, 2013 and took the oath of office the same day.[5] Her commission will expire on September 18, 2028, and her term will end that day, unless she is reappointed. On October 21, 2013 President Barack Obama designated Campbell-Smith to serve as Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.[6] She served as Chief Judge until March 13, 2017, when she was succeeded in that position by Judge Susan G. Braden.[7]

Notable cases

Following the shutdown of the federal government in 2013, Campbell-Smith ruled that the federal government violated federal labor law and may owe damages to employees affected by the shutdown. If employees seek damages, the ruling could raise the cost of the shutdown significantly.[8]

References

1. "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims". whitehouse.gov. Mar 19, 2013. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved Apr 18, 2020.
2. "Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved Apr 18, 2020.
3. "Home | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved Apr 18, 2020.
4. "United States Senate Periodical Press Gallery". www.periodicalpress.senate.gov. Archived from the original on November 26, 2011. Retrieved Apr 18, 2020.
5. "Biography at United States Court of Federal Claims". Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved Apr 18, 2020.
6. "President Obama Designates Judge Patricia E. Campbell-Smith to Serve as Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims". whitehouse.gov. Oct 21, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved Apr 18, 2020.
7. "President Trump Designates Judge Susan G. Braden as Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims | US Court of Federal Claims". www.uscfc.uscourts.gov. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved Apr 18, 2020.
8. Hicks, Josh. "Should 'essential' federal employees receive additional shutdown pay?". www.washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

External links

• Patricia E. Campbell-Smith at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• United States Court of Federal Claims page on Patricia Elaine Campbell-Smith

Legal offices
Preceded by Lawrence Baskir	Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims 2013–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Emily Hewitt	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims 2013–2017	Succeeded by Susan G. Braden