Peter J. Smith (attorney)

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Peter J. Smith
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
In office
June 28, 2010 October 1, 2016
President Barack Obama
Preceded byDennis Pfannenschmidt (acting)
Succeeded by David Freed
Personal details
Born (1940-11-06) November 6, 1940 (age 79) [1]
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania [1]
Political party Democratic
Education Georgetown University School of Law J.D.

Peter J. Smith (born November 6, 1940) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania from 2010 to 2016. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Department of General Services, Pennsylvania (1989). The Pennsylvania Manual, Volume 109. Pennsylvania Department of General Services. ISBN   9780818201301.
  2. "Meet the U.S. Attorney". Justice.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2018-01-19.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. Matt Miller (2016-09-19). "U.S. Attorney Peter Smith to retire Oct. 1". PennLive.com. Retrieved 2018-01-19.