predecessor birth_place office birth_date term_start appointer image article_title name alma_mater
james r. spencer david warriner hopewell , virginia , u.s. chief the eastern district of virginia judge of the united states judge district court for the eastern district of virginia of the united states district court for 1949 2011 october 25 , 1989 george h. w. bush judgersmith.jpg rebecca beach smith
 rebecca b. smith the the college of william & mary law school college of william & mary university of virginia
rebecca beach smith

rebecca beach smith -lrb- born 1949 -rrb- is the chief judge of the united states district court for the eastern district of virginia and civic leader .
among her many decisions is the 2011 ruling that decided the title to and restrictions upon artifacts salvaged from the wreck of the rms titanic .
