Sidney Oslin Smith Jr.

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.

Sidney Oslin Smith Jr.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In office 1968–1974
Preceded by	Lewis Render Morgan
Succeeded by	Newell Edenfield
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In office September 10, 1965 – June 1, 1974
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	William Boyd Sloan
Succeeded by	James Clinkscales Hill
Personal details
Born	Sidney Oslin Smith Jr. (1923-12-30)December 30, 1923 Gainesville, Georgia
Died	July 14, 2012(2012-07-14) (aged 88) Gainesville, Georgia
Education	Harvard University (A.B.) University of Georgia School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

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.

Federal judicial service

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. He died on July 14, 2012, in Gainesville.

Sources

• Sidney Oslin Smith Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.