Sidney Oslin Smith Jr.
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 and confirmed by voice vote, Sidney Oslin Smith Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 1949. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1923–2012
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Harvard College 1947 · University of Georgia Law 1949
- Succeeded
- William Boyd Sloan
- Succeeded by
- James Clinkscales Hill
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Northern District of Georgia succeeded William Boyd Sloan | L.B. Johnson (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Harvard College | A.B. | 1947 |
| University of Georgia School of Law | LL.B. | 1949 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Smith authored 52 published opinions for the court (1965–1974). Most cited: King v. Georgia Power Company (155 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | King v. Georgia Power Company | 295 F. Supp. 943 | 155 |
| 1971 | Monroe v. Penn-Dixie Cement Corporation | 335 F. Supp. 231 | 58 |
| 1973 | Woodford v. Kinney Shoe Corporation | 369 F. Supp. 911 | 45 |
| 1966 | Cohen v. United States | 252 F. Supp. 679 | 44 |
| 1969 | Culpepper v. Reynolds Metals Company | 296 F. Supp. 1232 | 40 |
| 1973 | Welmaker v. WT Grant Company | 365 F. Supp. 531 | 28 |
| 1973 | Sizemore v. Bambi Leasing Corporation | 360 F. Supp. 252 | 24 |
| 1972 | Burnham v. Department of Pub. Health of State of Ga. | 349 F. Supp. 1335 | 24 |
| 1968 | Smith v. State Executive Committee of Dem. Party of Ga. | 288 F. Supp. 371 | 24 |
| 1973 | Parks v. Harden | 354 F. Supp. 620 | 22 |
| 1968 | Georgia Power Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | 295 F. Supp. 950 | 22 |
| 1968 | Colbert v. HK CORPORATION | 295 F. Supp. 1091 | 19 |
| 1968 | Hunter v. Allen | 286 F. Supp. 830 | 18 |
| 1967 | Nix v. Fulton Lodge No. 2 of International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers | 262 F. Supp. 1000 | 18 |
| 1973 | Law v. United States Department of Agriculture | 366 F. Supp. 1233 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 52 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Sidney Oslin Smith Jr.?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Sidney Oslin Smith Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 1965.
- Was Sidney Oslin Smith Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Sidney Oslin Smith Jr. was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Sidney Oslin Smith Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Sidney Oslin Smith Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on September 10, 1965. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Sidney Oslin Smith Jr. on?
- Sidney Oslin Smith Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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8 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).