Patricia Mungenast Smith (born c. 1953) is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama.

Smith, born around 1953 to Andy and Norma Mungenast, was raised in a military household. She received her higher education from Troy University (1973) and Jones Law School (1976). After practicing at a law firm, Smith became the first female to serve as the Assistant District Attorney for the 18th Judicial Circuit. In 1980, she achieved another historical milestone by becoming the first female to serve as a Judge of the Shelby County Family Court. By 2004, Smith was elected as a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. She remained on the bench until her retirement in 2011.

Patricia M. Smith

See also

Supreme Court of Alabama

List of justices of the Alabama Supreme Court

List of first women lawyers and judges in Alabama

References

Justices of the Supreme Court of Alabama

Troy University alumni

Shelby County, Alabama

1950s births

Living people

21st-century American women judges

21st-century American judges

Patricia M. Smith