5th District Court of Appeal (Fresno)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the 5th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown, Nov. 12, 2014; Fresno County Superior Court judge, 2000-14; partner, associate, Stammer, McKnight, Barnum & Bailey LLP, 1988-2000; deputy district attorney, Fresno County, 1983-88; associate, Johnson & Hoffman, 1982
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1981
Career Highlights: Appointed to the 5th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown, Nov. 12, 2014; Fresno County Superior Court judge, 2000-14; partner, associate, Stammer, McKnight, Barnum & Bailey LLP, 1988-2000; deputy district attorney, Fresno County, 1983-88; associate, Johnson & Hoffman, 1982
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, 1981
FRESNO — Early in his tenure on the 5th District Court of Appeal, M. Bruce Smith experienced something many justices never see in decades: all dissent and no concurrences with an opinion he authored, with the panel split between three opinions.
It was a case about state authority related to federal land use for Indian gaming casinos, and Smith’s disagreement with Justices Jennifer R.S. Detjen and Donald R. Franson Jr., b... (continued)
