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William Smith, Jr.'s Biography

Office:

Full Name:

William 'Will' C. Smith, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Camille; 1 Child: Jacqueline

Birth Date:

02/06/1982

Birth Place:

Silver Spring, MD

Home City:

Silver Spring, MD

MSSI, National Intelligence University, 2016-2018

JD, Law, The College of William and Mary, 2006-2009

MA, Public policy and American Government, Johns Hopkins University, 2005-2006

BA, Government, The College of William and Mary, 2000-2004

Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 20, 2017-present

Appointed by Governor Larry Hogan, Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 20, 2016-present

Member, The J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, present

Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 20, 2022

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 20, 2014-2016

Of Counsel, Solomon Law Firm, Professional Limited Liability Company, 2018-present

Direct Commission Officer, United States Navy Reserve, 2009-present

Former Legislative Assistant, American Civil Liberties Union

Attorney, Civil Rights Law Firm

Director, Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council

Americorps Member, IMPACT Silver Spring

Associate Attorney, The Federal Practice Group, 2014-2016

Member, Maryland Access to Justice Commission, 2020-present

Member, Maryland Military Installation Council, 2019-present

Member, Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, 2019-present

Member, Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, Maryland, 2019-present

Member, Task Force to Study Maryland's Criminal Gang Statutes, 2018-present

Member, Child Support Guidelines Advisory Committee, 2017-present

Member, Justice Reinvestment Workgroup, 2016-present

Associate Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2015-present

Member, The Gandhi Brigade Board of Directors, 2013-present

Member, IMPACT Silver Spring Board of Directors, 2012-present

Board Member, GapBuster Learning Center, 2011-present

2nd Vice President/Executive Committee Member, Montgomery County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Montgomery Chapter, 2011-present

Member, The Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, present

Member, The Montgomery County Bar Association, present

Chair, Montgomery County’s Nighttime Economy Task Force, Public Safety Committee

Member, The Maryland Bar Association

Founder, Youth Achieve Scholarship Fund

Member, Task Force to Study Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment, 2017-2018

Member, Advisory Council on Determination of Impact of Regulations on Small Business, 2015-2016

Member, Law Enforcement Officer's Bill of Rights Work Group, 2016

Vice Chair, Washington Metro Area Committee, 2015-2016

Member, The Barrie School Board of Trustees, 2012-2014

Chair, Community Development Block Grant Board, 2008-2012

Chairman, Montgomery County’s Victim Services Advisory Board, 2008-2012

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