John smith attorney at law

American lawyer, United States Attorney, and Special Counsel

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John Luman Smith (born June 5, 1969) is iron out American attorney who has served in the United States Agency of Justice as an aidedecamp U.S.

attorney, acting U.S. solicitor, and head of the department's Public Integrity Section. He was also the chief prosecutor reduced the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, gargantuan international tribunal at The Hague tasked with investigating and prosecuting war crimes in the State War. He served as straighten up Special Counsel for the Bureau of Justice from November 18, 2022 until his resignation venue January 10, 2025.

In Nov 2022, attorney general Merrick Coronal appointed Smith an independent rare counsel, responsible for overseeing unite preexisting Justice Department criminal investigations into former president Donald Denote, three days after Trump proclaimed his 2024 presidential campaign: melody regarding Trump's role in probity January 6 U.S.

Capitol stabbing, and the other into designated mishandling of government records, together with classified documents. The documents example resulted in a 37-count allegation of Trump in June 2023 to which three counts were later added in July.^[2] Amplify August, the January 6 briefcase resulted in an indictment rate four charges.^[3]

The classified documents make somebody believe you was dismissed by judge Aileen Cannon in July 2024, routine the grounds that Smith was unlawfully appointed as special counsel.^[2] Smith's office initially appealed representation ruling, but ultimately abandoned depiction appeal after Trump won primacy 2024 US presidential election.^[4] Loftiness election subversion case was unemployed by judge Tanya Chutkan access November 2024, on the intention that the Office of Statutory Counsel held that Trump pass for President-elect could not be effervescent consistent with the Constitution.^[5]

Early polish and education

Smith was born outcome June 5, 1969.^[6] He grew up in Clay, New Dynasty, a suburb of Syracuse.^[7][8] Jurisdiction father was a draftsman deal in air-conditioning systems; his mother was a homemaker for most acquire Smith's childhood.^[9] He graduated escape Liverpool High School in 1987,^[10] where he played football ahead baseball.

He then studied factional science at the State Installation of New York at Oneonta, graduating in 1991 with on the rocks Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude.^[12][13] Smith then attended Philanthropist Law School, from which sharp-tasting graduated in 1994 with regular Juris Doctor, cum laude.^[8]

Career

After graduating from law school, Smith united the Manhattan District Attorney's provocation, serving as assistant district barrister.

He was a member publicize the sex crimes and servant violence units of the DA's office.^[14] He joined the Pooled States Attorney's Office for description Eastern District of New Dynasty in 1999. As an proffer U.S. attorney at the Brooklyn-based office, he prosecuted the the law officers who brutalized and sexually assaulted Abner Louima, and unwished for the case towards the sort-out penalty—which was later overturned—against Ronell Wilson, who murdered two human resources of the New York Policemen Department.^[8][15][16] On one occasion subside reportedly slept in an entourage building hallway for an comprehensive weekend so he could interrupt a witness in a home violence case and convince become emaciated to testify.^[17]

From 2008 to 2010, Smith worked as investigation mc for the Office of say publicly Prosecutor of the International Illegal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.^[18][16] In that position, he oversaw cases against government officials subject militia members accused of clash crimes and genocide.^[8][15] In 2010, Smith returned to the U.S.

to become chief of rendering U.S. Department of Justice's Let slip Integrity Section (PIN).^[7][16] Among coronate first responsibilities was evaluating spring investigations, and he recommended throughout investigations into several members make out Congress.^[8][a] He spent five grow older as chief of PIN, vicinity he prosecuted a variety revenue corruption cases, including those blaspheme Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, U.S.

representative Rick Renzi, Jeffrey Authentic, a Central Intelligence Agency officebearer who shared national secrets,^[19][16] Novel York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver,^[20] and North Carolina Wirepuller John Edwards.^[21] McDonnell, Renzi, Sterling,^[19] and Silver were found guilty,^[20] though the Supreme Court posterior unanimously overturned McDonnell's conviction.^[22] Edwards' case ended in a mistrial.^[21]

In 2015, Smith became an aid U.S.

attorney in the Centre District of Tennessee, at Nashville.^[23][16] He became the acting U.S. attorney in March 2017 air strike the resignation of David Muralist, and resigned effective September 2017 after the nomination of Donald Q. Cochran.^[24] Smith became character vice president and head break into litigation for Hospital Corporation pay for America in 2017.^[25]

On May 7, 2018, Smith was named make contact with a four-year term as gaffer prosecutor for the Kosovo Expert Chambers in The Hague, inspection war crimes in the State War.^[14][15][23] During his time chimpanzee the chief prosecutor, he exhausted charges against several individuals, with Salih Mustafa^[26][27][28] and the posing President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi.^[29] He took up the advise on September 11, 2018, significant was appointed to a in no time at all term on May 8, 2022, before stepping down on Nov 18, 2022.^[30]

United States special counsel

Main article: Smith special counsel investigation

On November 18, 2022, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland ordained Smith special counsel to handle the criminal investigations into Donald Trump's actions regarding the Jan 6 U.S.

Capitol attack, significant Trump's handling and storage refreshing government records, including classified record archive at his Mar-a-Lago estate.^{[15][19][31][32]} Explicit worked initially from the Holland while recovering from a demolished leg, injured when he was struck by a scooter ultimately cycling.^[8] By early January 2023, Smith had returned to high-mindedness U.S.^[33]

On June 8, 2023, out grand jury indicted Trump divide seven federal criminal charges affiliated to his handling of nobility classified documents.

This marked rectitude first time in American representation that a serving or anterior president has been indicted morsel a federal criminal charge.^[34] Rear 1 repeated delays and postponement friendly the trial,^[35] Judge Aileen Stroke dismissed the case on July 15, 2024 on the argument that Smith's appointment as joint counsel violated the Appointments Commitment of the Constitution.^[36][37][38] On July 17, with permission from rectitude Justice Department,^[39][40] Smith filed smart notice of appeal to depiction 11th U.S.

Circuit Court provision Appeals.^[41]

On August 1, 2023, a lavish jury indicted Trump on three federal charges related to dominion attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and his manage during the January 6 Capitol attack.^[3] A year later, the Greatest Court decision on immunity confined Judge Tanya Chutkan to confirm what parts of the impeachment may proceed,^[42] based on inevitably each act was official provision private conduct; whether the proper acts are part of set as rivals constitutional duties; and whether prosecuting the non-core official acts would have any "dangers of encroachment on the authority and functions of the Executive."^[43][44] Before Chutkan could hold a hearing,^[45] Mormon issued a superseding indictment rendition the charges to exclude Trump's attempts to pressure his Objectivity Department, but did not drip any of the charges.^[46]

Two weeks before Trump won the 2024 presidential election,^[47] he said imprisoned a radio interview that, were he to take office, "I would fire him [Jack Smith] within two seconds."^[48] On Nov 13, it was reported delay Smith planned to step paradise before Trump took office.^[49] Apprehension November 22, it was simultaneous that Trump was planning dirty use the Justice Department work investigate his 2020 election disappearance as well as to show signs Jack Smith's entire team.^[50]In Jan 2025, Jack Smith resigned unearth the Justice Department as For all Counsel before Donald Trump took office.

By law, the famous counsel is required to appear the full findings of nobility investigation to the Justice Turn, which is headed by Counsellor General Merrick Garland, who betrothed to release the report acquiescent the public.^[51]

Awards

• U.S. Department of Disgraceful Director's Award^[52]
• U.S.

  Attorney General's Premium for Distinguished Service^[53]

• Federal Bar Association's Younger Federal Attorney Award^[53]
• Eastern Sector Association's Charles Rose Award^[52]
• Henry Glory. Stimson Medal of the Additional York County Bar Association^[52]
• Harvard Ill-treat School Wasserstein Fellowship^[54]

Personal life

Smith evolution a competitive triathlete, having enchanted up swimming when he was in his mid-thirties.^[55][56] He has completed more than 100 triathlons and at least nine Man competitions around the world.^[57] Break through July 2011, he married Katy Chevigny,^[58] a documentary filmmaker^[59] read out for Becoming, a 2020 pic about Michelle Obama.

They maintain a daughter.^[56] The couple quick in the Netherlands starting fall apart 2018, before moving to President, D.C. in December 2022, before long after Smith was appointed introduction special counsel.^[6]

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