▁time ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁civ ic ▁groups , ▁professional ▁associations , ▁char ities ▁and ▁educational ▁institutions , ▁including ▁a ▁term ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Al umn i ▁Association ▁of ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁William ▁and ▁Mary . ▁Judge ▁Smith ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁I ' An son ▁- ▁Hoff man ▁American ▁Inn ▁of ▁Court , ▁which ▁" was ▁established ▁by ▁char ter ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁in ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁nation wide ▁movement ▁to ▁em ulate ▁the ▁British ▁In ns ▁of ▁Court , ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁prom oting ▁the ▁goals ▁of ▁excell ence , ▁civ ility , ▁professional ism ▁and ▁eth ics ▁in ▁the ▁legal ▁profession " ▁and ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Jud ges ▁Association ' s ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Jud icial ▁Conference ▁Committee ▁on ▁Technology . ▁She ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Nor folk ▁Academy ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁a ▁private ▁elementary ▁and ▁secondary ▁school ▁in ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia , ▁for ▁eigh teen ▁years . ▁United ▁States ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁John ▁Roberts ▁appointed ▁Smith ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Jud icial ▁Conference ▁C odes ▁of ▁Con duct ▁Committee , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁serving ▁in ▁this ▁capacity ▁in ▁ 2 0