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 Home > News & Policies > May 2001

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 22, 2001


LAVENSKI R. SMITH

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth District

Birth: October 31, 1958 Hope, Arkansas
Legal Residence: Arkansas  
Marital Status: Married Trendle Joyce Smith
2 children
Education: 1977-1981 University of Arkansas
B.A.
  1984-1987 University of Arkansas Law School
J.D. Degree
Bar: 1987 Arkansas
Experience: 1985-1987 Hall, Wright, and Morris Law Firm
Law Clerk
  1987-1991 Ozark Legal Services
Staff Attorney
  1991-1994 Smith Law Office
Sole Proprietor
  1994-1996 John Brown University
Assistant Professor
  1996-1997 Arkansas Governor's Office
Regulatory Liaison
  1997-1999 Arkansas Public Service    Commission
Chairman
  1999-2000 Arkansas Supreme Court
Associate Justice
  2001-Present Arkansas Public Service    Commission
Commissioner

MEDIA CONTACTS:


Mike Huckabee
Governor of Arkansas
501/682-2345 or 501/682-3607		 Dale Charles
President, Arkansas Chapter, NAACP
501/376-7399
W.H. "Dub" Arnold
Chief Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court
501/682-6861		  


SHARON PROST

Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Birth: May 24, 1951 Newburyport, Massachusetts
Legal Residence: Washington, D.C.  
Marital Status: Divorced 2 children
Education: 1969-1973 Cornell University
B.S. degree
  1973-1975 George Washington University
M.B.A. degree
  1976-1979 American University College of Law
J.D. Degree
  1982-1984 George Washington University Law
    School
L.L.M. degree
Bar: 1980 District of Columbia
Experience: 1973-1976 United States Civil Service Commission
Labor Relations Specialist
  1976-1980 General Accounting Office
Specialist/Auditor
  1980-1983 Federal Labor Relations Authority
Field Attorney
  1983-1984 Department of Treasury
Attorney
  1984-1989 National Labor Relations Board
Assistant, Associate and Acting Solicitor
  1989-1993 United States Senate
Chief Labor Counsel
  1993-Present United States Senate, Committee on the
    Judiciary
Minority Chief Counsel
Deputy Chief Counsel
Chief Counsel

MEDIA CONTACTS:


Alan Hoffman
Chief of Staff to Senator Joe Biden
202/224-0123		 Jeff Blatner
Former Chief Counsel to Senator Edward Kennedy
Karen Robb
Former Chief of Staff to Senator John Edwards
Former Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Legislative Affairs
202/298-5518