Facts: - appointer: ronald reagan - successor: richard d. bennett - predecessor: james r. miller , jr. . - office: senior the district of maryland judge of the united states district judge court for the district of maryland of the united states district court for - term end: january 8 , 2003 - awards: meritorious service medal , oak leaf cluster - term start: january 8 , 2003 september 26 , 1986 - birth date: 21 may 1946 - name: frederic n. smalkin - branch: united states army - image: mddfblues.jpg - birth place: baltimore , maryland , usa - rank: captain Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of frederic n. smalkin .
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the honorable frederic n. smalkin is a retired judge of the u.s. district court for the district of maryland and is currently an instructor at the university of baltimore school of law .he was awarded the james a. may award for excellence in teaching and mentoring .judge smalkin also has served as chairman of the maryland governor 's emergency management advisory council and is a brigadier general in , as well as the former commanding general of , the maryland defense force , and served as a lieutenant colonel in the civil air patrol , the u.s. air force auxiliary .he was also a captain in the united states army .