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:	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		Dale Charles
Governor of Arkansas		President, Arkansas Chapter, NAACP
501/682-2345 or 501/682-3607		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		Jeff Blatner
Chief of Staff to Senator Joe Biden		Former Chief Counsel to Senator Edward Kennedy
202/224-0123
Karen Robb Former Chief of Staff to Senator John Edwards Former Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Legislative Affairs 202/298-5518