Background
Smith, Sidney Oslin was born on December 30, 1923 in Gainesville, Georgia, United States. Son of Sidney Oslin and Isabelle Price (Charters) Smith.
Smith, Sidney Oslin was born on December 30, 1923 in Gainesville, Georgia, United States. Son of Sidney Oslin and Isabelle Price (Charters) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Harvard College, 1947; Bachelor of Laws summa cum laude, U. Georgia, 1949.
Partner, Telford, Wayne & Smith, Gainesville, Georgia, 1949-1962; assistant solicitor, Superior Court Justices, Northeastern Judicial Circuit Georgia, 1951-1961; judge, Superior Court Justices, Northeastern Judicial Circuit Georgia, 1962-1965; judge, United States District Court (northern district) Georgia, 1965-1968; chief judge, United States District Court (northern district) Georgia, 1968-1974; partner, Alston, Miller & Gaines, Atlanta, 1974-1982; partner, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, 1982-1994; of counsel, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, since 1994.
Chairman Gainesville Board Education, 1959-1962. Trustee Brenau College, Gainesville, since 1974, chairman, 1976-1984. Member state board regents University System of Georgia, 1980-1987, chairman, 1984-1985.
Served to captain United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Bar Association, American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Law Institute, American Judicature Society, Commerce Club, Chattahoochee Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi KappaPhi, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Delta Theta.
Married Patricia Irwin Horkan, August 4, 1944. Children— Charters Smith Wilson, Ellen Smith Andersen, Sidney Oslin III.