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Justice Barbara Anne Smith, descendent of former Governor Winchester Colbert, was raised in Midwest City, OK, by her parents, Colbert C. Smith and Marjorie Ann Smith, both deceased. Her great grandmother, Martha Colbert Smith, was an original Chickasaw enrollee. Martha's father was Humphrey Colbert, son of Winchester Colbert, and a formidable member of the Chickasaw Nation in the late 1800s.

Justice Smith has one brother, Michael Colbert Smith, who is her law partner in their law practice in Norman, OK, Smith & Smith Attorneys at Law. She and her brother attended law school together at Oklahoma City University and began practicing together in 1991. Prior to her law career, she was a teacher for 23 years. She spent most of her teaching career teaching at Norman High School and University of Oklahoma. She received her Bachelors of Science in Education at East Central University in 1971; her Masters of Secondary Education at University of Oklahoma in 1987; and her Juris Doctorate in Law at Oklahoma City University. Justice Smith is admitted to practice in the Chickasaw Nation, the state of Oklahoma, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Justice Smith accepted appointment of the first District Judge of the Chickasaw Nation in September, 2002, and served in that capacity through July, 2003. She was elected to Seat #2 of the Supreme Court in September, 2003, and began serving in October, 2003. As a member of the Judicial Department of the Chickasaw Nation, she has traveled throughout the United States meeting with Tribal Judges from many tribes working toward traditional peacemaking methods of conflict resolutions. The Legislature codified the Peacemaking Code in 2003 and the Peacemaking Court for the Chickasaw Nation will be open in the Spring of 2004.