Sidney Smith
Sidney Oslin Smith, Jr. (1923-1974) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Smith was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on August 24, 1965, to a seat vacated by William Sloan; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 10, 1965, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1968 until his retirement on June 1, 1974. Smith was succeeded in this position by James Hill.
Early life and education
- Harvard College, A.B., 1947
- University of Georgia School of Law, LL.B., 1949
Professional career
- Private practice, Gainesville, Georgia, 1949-1962
- Assistant solicitor general, Northeastern Judicial Circuit of Alabama, 1951-1961
- Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1974-present
Judicial career
Northern District of Georgia
Smith was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on August 24, 1965, to a seat vacated by William Sloan;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on September 10, 1965, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1968 until his retirement on June 1, 1974. Smith was succeeded in this position by James Hill.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: William Sloan |
Northern District of Georgia 1965–1974 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: James Hill
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
