Milan Smith
2006 - Present
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Milan Dale Smith, Jr. is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. He joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early life and education
Born in Pendleton, Oregon, Smith graduated from Brigham Young University with his bachelor's degree in 1966, and from the University of Chicago Law School with his J.D. in 1969.[1]
Professional career
- 1987-1991: Vice chairman, California Fair Employment and Housing Commission
- 1983-2006: President and general counsel, Los Angeles Building Authority
- 1969-2006: Private practice, Los Angeles, Calif.
Judicial career
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Milan D. Smith, Jr. |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 91 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: February 14, 2006
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: April 25, 2006
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| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: May 4, 2006
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| Confirmed: May 16, 2006
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| Vote: 93-0
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Smith was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit by President George W. Bush on February 14, 2006, to a seat vacated by Wallace Tashima. The American Bar Association rated Smith Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified for the nomination.[2] Hearings on Smith's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 25, 2006, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) on May 4, 2006. Smith was confirmed on a recorded 93-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on May 16, 2006, and he received his commission on May 18, 2006.[1][3]
Noteworthy cases
Medi-Cal case: California's attempt to cut doctors' fees illegal (2009)
Judge Smith wrote the majority opinion in a lawsuit involving the withholding of retroactive reimbursement payments to providers of Medi-Cal. Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program.[4] Judge Smith, along with judges Stephen Reinhardt and William Fletcher, ruled unanimously to uphold an injunction against cuts in the reimbursement payments to providers. The panel ruled that California's budget crisis did not justify the 10% reduction in payments to providers.[4]
The court's ruling held that California could not withhold $1.1 billion dollars in reimbursements to doctors, dentists, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers. The lawsuit came in response to a bill passed by the California Legislature in 2008 and was filed by healthcare providers suing the Department of Health Care Services after the law took effect on July 1, 2008.[4]
Judge Christina Snyder ruled against the fee reductions on August 18, 2008, but also ruled that the California Constitution shielded the state from having to make retroactive payments for the period spanning the effective date of the cuts.[5]
On appeal, the panel stated that driving away providers from the already-shrinking group, while allowing the system to keep taking state-funded patients, endangers their ability to get treatment.[4] As a result of the Ninth Circuit's ruling, the State of California was required to pay providers $55.8 million dollars in retroactive reimbursements that were withheld weeks before Judge Snyder granted the original injunction. An official for the California Department of Finance told The Los Angeles Times that the ruling would not affect the $26.3-billion state budget deficit because the state hadn't counted on the 10% savings from the Medi-Cal reimbursement changes.[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed July 17, 2016
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 109th Congress," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1327 - Milan D. Smith, Jr. - The Judiciary," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Los Angeles Times, "Payments to Medi-Cal providers will not be cut, federal court rules," July 10, 2009
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "State can't cut Medi-Cal fees, court rules," July 10, 2009
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