Lucien Smith
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Lucien Smith is an attorney in Jackson, Mississippi. He was previously a Republican Party
candidate for State Treasurer of Mississippi
in the 2011 statewide election.
Smith grew up in Jackson, Mississippi
and graduated from St. Andrew's Episcopal School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University
and a law degree from University of Virginia Law School
.
Smith was a judicial clerk for the Hon. Rhesa Barksdale of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
. Until December 2010, Smith was a Budget Adviser and Legal Counsel to Governor of Mississippi Haley Barbour
.
While serving as Budget Advisor to Governor Barbour, he was charged with managing the State’s Budgets in 2010 and 2011, during one of the most challenging times in the state's fiscal history following the financial crisis of 2008-2009. He was also part of the team that worked to author the Governor’s Executive Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2012.
Smith is also a Certified Public Funds Investment Manager, a distinction accorded by the Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada
, after testing on knowledge of the management of issues related to state and local treasurer’s offices.
He is an attorney at Balch & Bingham
LLP. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Mississippi College School of Law
in Jackson.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
candidate for State Treasurer of Mississippi
State Treasurer of Mississippi
State Treasurer of Mississippi is a post created in 1817 when the state was admitted to the Union. Before the state was formed by splitting the Alabama Territory from the Mississippi Territory, an equivalent post was the Territorial Treasurer General, established in 1802.The elected office of the...
in the 2011 statewide election.
Smith grew up in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
and graduated from St. Andrew's Episcopal School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and a law degree from University of Virginia Law School
University of Virginia School of Law
The University of Virginia School of Law was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his "academical village," the University of Virginia. The law school maintains an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students in its initial degree program...
.
Smith was a judicial clerk for the Hon. Rhesa Barksdale of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Louisiana* Middle District of Louisiana...
. Until December 2010, Smith was a Budget Adviser and Legal Counsel to Governor of Mississippi Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007...
.
While serving as Budget Advisor to Governor Barbour, he was charged with managing the State’s Budgets in 2010 and 2011, during one of the most challenging times in the state's fiscal history following the financial crisis of 2008-2009. He was also part of the team that worked to author the Governor’s Executive Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2012.
Smith is also a Certified Public Funds Investment Manager, a distinction accorded by the Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada
Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada
Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada is the professional society of active public treasurers of counties, provinces, cities, and special districts in the United States and Canada...
, after testing on knowledge of the management of issues related to state and local treasurer’s offices.
He is an attorney at Balch & Bingham
Balch & Bingham
Balch & Bingham, LLP is a regional law firm based in Birmingham, Alabama. Founded in 1920, Balch & Bingham also has offices in Montgomery, Alabama, Atlanta, Georgia, Gulfport, Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi and in Washington, D.C....
LLP. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Mississippi College School of Law
Mississippi College School of Law
The Mississippi College School of Law is located in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. The law school started out as the Jackson School of Law in 1930, but was acquired by Mississippi College in 1975. The main campus of Mississippi College is located in Clinton, Mississippi.In December 2005, the school...
in Jackson.