Appointed By: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The Hon. Erithe A. Smith (Ret.) is a recalled judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. She was appointed to the bench by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on May 2, 1994. Smith was appointed a recalled judge in 2022.
She received a bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University in 1979. Smith then completed a J.D. at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, in 1982.
After graduating from law school, she began her legal career as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Marcus M. Kaufman with the California Court of Appeal. Smith then began a clerkship with the Hon. Peter M. Elliott on the United States Bankruptcy Court in 1983. Two years later, she entered private practice as an associate at McKittrick, Jackson, DeMarco & Peckenpaugh in Newport Beach. Smith then joined Lobel, Winthrop & Broker in Irvine in 1987. She was named a partner in the firm and continued in her practice there until joining the federal bench.
Her memberships include the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Orange County Chapter), and the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum (past president).
| Current Appointment U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, Department - Suite 5040, Rm. 5A | U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, Department - Suite 5040, Rm. 5A |
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Education
J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law - 1982 B.A., Loyola Marymount University - 1979 |
J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law - 1982 B.A., Loyola Marymount University - 1979 |
| Official Website www.cacb.uscourts.gov | www.cacb.uscourts.gov |
| Current Court: | CA - U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California |
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| Clerk phone: | +1 (714) 338-5440 |
| Role | Employer | Where |
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| Judicial Law Clerk | California Court of Appeal with the Hon. Marcus M. Kaufman | None |
| Judicial Law Clerk | United States Bankruptcy Court with the Hon. Peter M. Elliott | None |
| Associate | McKittrick, Jackson, DeMarco & Peckenpaugh | Orange County, California |
| Associate | Lobel, Winthrop & Broker | Orange County, California |
| Partner | Lobel, Winthrop & Broker | Orange County, California |
| Judge | United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California | Orange County, California |
| Recalled Judge | United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California | Orange County, California |
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California: Honorable Erithe A. Smith
Ballotpedia: Erithe A. Smith
Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit: Recall Appointment
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