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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


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