What is John Richard Smoak Jr.?
'''John Richard Smoak Jr.''' (May 11, 1943 – May 2, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida]] from 2005 until his death.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/federal-judge-richard-smoak-retires/321867131 | title=Federal Judge Richard Smoak retires |access-date=2019-06-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620022105/https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/federal-judge-richard-smoak-retires/321867131 |archive-date=2019-06-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsherald.com/news/crime-public-safety/without-explanation-federal-judge-smoak-s-cases-reassigned-1.485776 |title=Without explanation, federal judge Smoak's cases reassigned - Crime/Public Safety - the News Herald |access-date=2015-06-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603021145/http://www.newsherald.com/news/crime-public-safety/without-explanation-federal-judge-smoak-s-cases-reassigned-1.485776 |archive-date=2015-06-03 }}</ref> Smoak Jr. was nominated to the court by President [[George W. Bush]]. He was born in [[Columbus, Georgia]]. Smoak Jr. died on May 2, 2022 at his home in [[Panama City, Florida]], nine days before his 79th birthday.<ref>[https://www.newsherald.com/obituaries/ppan0205259 Obituary: Judge Richard Smoak]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Smoak Jr., John Richard}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Politicians from Florida]] [[Category:Lawyers from Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Lawyers from Florida]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:American judges]] [[Category:People from Columbus, Georgia]] {{US-bio-stub}}