Tracy M. Smith
Education and employment
Education:
Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School
Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, Georgetown University
Past Employment:
Deputy general counsel, University of Minnesota
Associate general counsel, University of Minnesota
Assistant attorney general, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
Judicial law clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Professional and Community Activities:
Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence, 2024-present
Committee for Equality and Justice of Minnesota Judicial Branch, member, 2016-2024; co-chair, Community Outreach Subcommittee, 2018-2024
Supreme Court Appointee to Minnesota Judicial Selection Commission, 2011-2015
Minnesota State Bar Association member; Public Law Council member, 2020-present; co-chair of Data Practices Committee of Public Law Section, 1997-1998
Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society, member, 2018-present; Board member, 2024-present
Hennepin County Bar Association member; Committee on Budget and Planning, at-large member, 2005-2006; The Hennepin Lawyer Committee, 2006-2007
Minnesota Women Lawyers, past member; Board member, 1995-1996; Coordinator of law student mentor program, 1995-1996
Southwest High School Foundation Board member, 2016-2018; volunteer for Southwest High School sports boosters
Southwest Activities Council, Registration Coordinator and Board member, 2005-2013
Minneapolis Kids Advisory Council, 2008-2010
Teaching:
Cedar Riverside Adult Education Collaborative, Minneapolis, weekly class for English language learners, 2017-2019
Neighborhood House, St. Paul, weekly class for English language learners, 2013-2014
William Mitchell College of Law, Appellate Advocacy, Fall 2005, Fall 2006
University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts, Students and the Law, freshman Honors class, co-taught, Fall 2003
Judicial record
628 opinions where Tracy M. Smith sat on the panel, spanning 2024–2026.
By court
By disposition
Panel votes per year
How Tracy M. Smith's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with Diane B. Bratvold for comparison (drop the overlay).
- Tracy M. Smith
- Diane B. Bratvold
Most-frequent co-panelists
Judges who appeared on the same opinions. aligned = same bucket (both majority, both dissent); partial = concurred in result but wrote separately; split = the meaningful disagreement (majority vs dissent).
- JaPaul Harris 91 shared 91 aligned compare
- Sarah I. Wheelock 90 shared 90 aligned compare
- Diane B. Bratvold 87 shared 87 aligned compare
- Francis J. Connolly 78 shared 75 aligned 1 partial 2 split compare
- Jennifer L. Frisch 76 shared 73 aligned 3 split compare
- Jon Schmidt 76 shared 74 aligned 2 split compare
- Matthew E. Johnson 74 shared 71 aligned 1 partial 2 split compare
- Jeanne M. Cochran 57 shared 56 aligned 1 split compare
- Keala C. Ede 54 shared 54 aligned compare
- Michelle A. Larkin 51 shared 51 aligned compare
Recent opinions
15 most recent opinions where Tracy M. Smith sat on the panel.
| Docket | Court | Filed | Disposition | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A26-0354 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-10-12 | Reversed and remanded | State of Minnesota v. Robert Jefferey Stark |
| A25-1973 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-10-12 | Reversed and remanded | State of Minnesota v. Jessica Clara Aydt |
| A26-0329 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-09-28 | Affirmed | Paul Devereaux v. Medtronic USA Inc |
| A25-1543 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-09-28 | Affirmed in part and reversed in part | State of Minnesota v. Lex Phaengdara |
| A25-1584 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-09-21 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota v. Rafael Buenfil |
| A25-0231 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-09-21 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota v. William Robert Sathre |
| A24-1911 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-09-21 | Affirmed | State of Minnesota v. Daryl Shannon Williams |
| A26-0374 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-09-14 | Affirmed | Tynele Feasel v. Levell Thomas, EGC Estates and Holdings |
| A26-0312 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-09-14 | Affirmed | Stephen C. Remole, et al., as Co-Trustees of the William D. Remole Trust dated … |
| A26-0133 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-09-14 | Affirmed | Jeffrey Velt Murray v. State of Minnesota |
| A26-0097 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-09-14 | Affirmed | Stephanie Neely v. Bemidji Candlewood LLC, Department of Employment and Economi… |
| A25-2131 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-09-14 | Affirmed | Booker Construction Inc. v. Yolanda V Wilson |
| A25-1984 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-09-14 | Affirmed | In Re the Custody of the Children of: Matthew Prescott Beale v. Sara Elizabeth … |
| A26-0570 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-09-08 | Affirmed | In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Lamont Cedric Woodley |
| A26-0150 | Minn. Ct. App. | 2026-09-08 | Affirmed | David Chukuma Jirinzu v. State of Minnesota |