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Smith DA Judge profile highlights long career and Vietnam service
The article profiles John Wymer Smith, a Permian High School graduate and Texas Tech alumnus who served as district attorney, later became judge of the 161st District Court, and discusses his Vietnam service aboard the 45 foot Alpha boats, political shifts, and his philosophy on fair trials. It notes his family, education, and lengthy legal career, including a notable murder case and sepsis illness in 2010s.
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Delta
Vietnam
Permian High School
Texas Tech
Tech Law School
Ector County
Texas Senate
John Wymer Smith
Eric Augesen
Wymer
161St District Court
Rick Perry
Tryon Lewis
Mary Jane
Mayoclinic.org
Mark Ashley
Bob Leahey
Augesen
David Zavoda
John W. Cliff Jr
James Harry Reyes
Father Patrick Ryan
Denver City
Sand & Sage Motel
Second St. Reges
Cliff
John
Newsweek
Dallas Morning News
Austin American-Statesman
American Justice
Michael McLeaish