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A year earlier, Judge Smith had ruled that RMS Titanic, Inc. was entitled to full compensation for the artifacts but she also reserved ruling on the details until a later date, which she noted could possibly be at least a year later due to the complexity of the matter, including the need to determine
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on the ocean floor, asked Judge Smith to award it sole title to the artifacts with covenants to preserve them forever. On August 15, 2011, Judge Smith granted title to thousands of artifacts from the
Titanic to RMS Titanic Inc., subject to a detailed list of conditions concerning preservation of the
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October 24, 1989, and she received her commission on October 25, 1989. She was the first female federal judge in Virginia. Smith served as Chief Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia and from December 4, 2011 until December 4, 2018. Smith assumed
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