Sidney Oslin Smith Jr.

Sidney Oslin Smith Jr.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In office
1968–1974
Preceded byLewis Render Morgan
Succeeded byNewell Edenfield
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In office
September 10, 1965 – June 1, 1974
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byWilliam Boyd Sloan
Succeeded byJames Clinkscales Hill
Personal details
Born
Sidney Oslin Smith Jr.

(1923-12-30)December 30, 1923
Gainesville, Georgia
DiedJuly 14, 2012(2012-07-14) (aged 88)
Gainesville, Georgia
EducationHarvard University (A.B.)
University of Georgia School of Law (LL.B.)

Sidney Oslin Smith Jr. (December 30, 1923 – July 14, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Education and career

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Born in Gainesville, Georgia, Smith served in the United States Army during World War II, as a captain. Smith received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Harvard University in 1947 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1949. He was in private practice in Gainesville from 1949 to 1962. He was an assistant solicitor general of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia from 1951 to 1961.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On August 24, 1965, Smith was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, vacated by Judge William Boyd Sloan. Smith was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 10, 1965, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1968 until his resignation from the bench on June 1, 1974. Smith then returned to private practice in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] He died on July 14, 2012, in Gainesville.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sidney Oslin Smith Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "Services for Judge Smith set for Tuesday".

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
1965–1974
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
1968–1974
Succeeded by