Susan McGuire Smith

Author: Susan McGuire Smith

Susan McGuire Smith spent most of her federal legal career with NASA, serving as Chief Counsel at Marshall Space Flight Center for 14 years. Her expertise is in government contracts, ethics, and personnel law.

Judging the Judge

A federal judge is usually thought of as having a lifetime appointment. That is not always the case. This federal bankruptcy court judge went to court to get his job back after his term expired and he was not reappointed.

Probationary Termination and Office Politics

This federal employee went from getting good ratings to being terminated during his probationary period after he became involved in internal office politics. But, despite being a probationary employee, he will get his day in court after filing a complaint that he was fired for engaging in protected EEO activity.