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J.Westwood Smithers- "The Professor", Robert R. Merhige Jr.
J.Westwood Smithers- "The Professor", Robert R. Merhige Jr.
University of Richmond Law Review
My first clearly defined recollection of "The Professor" has, to my enjoyment and embarassment, survived for more years than he or I would willingly acknowledge, but I would expect that the incident giving rise to my recollection has now become part of the folklore of T. C. Williams School of Law and will survive each of us.
J. Westwood Smithers, M. Ray Doubles
J. Westwood Smithers, M. Ray Doubles
University of Richmond Law Review
John Westwood Smithers-versatile and brilliant scholar; dedicated and inspiring teacher; cooperative and genial colleague-these are my impressions after a fifty year association with him.
Dedication - J. Westwood Smithers
Dedication - J. Westwood Smithers
University of Richmond Law Review
Mr. Smithers has been associated with the T. C. Williams School of Law for 50 years, both as a student and as a professor. Over the course of the half-century which has passed since he began his first year as a student in the old building on Lombardy Street, Mr. Smithers has served as example, mentor and friend to countless scores of students and attorneys both within and outside the state. He taught his last regular class at T. C. Williams last year, leaving behind a school saddened by his departure, yet richer for his service. The Editorial Board, therefore, …
J. Westwood Smithers, William S. Cudlipp Jr.
J. Westwood Smithers, William S. Cudlipp Jr.
University of Richmond Law Review
I first became acquainted with J. Westwood Smithers in the fall of 1929 when he entered the law school as a student in what was the morning division. I was then in my second year, but due to the small number which comprised the student body and the limited library facilities at that time, not many newcomers remained strangers for long, and West, as he came to be known, was certainly no exception.