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Federal courthouse in Gainesville named for Judge Sidney O. Smith Jr.
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Family and friends of Sidney O. Smith Jr. have a photo taken Monday morning Nov. 27, 2017, during a naming ceremony of what is now the Sidney O. Smith Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. - photo by Scott Rogers
Judges, lawyers and members of the U.S. Congress on Monday honored former Judge Sidney O. Smith Jr., who served on the bench with a “calm hand” during a tumultuous time in American history. Smith’s name now stands on the front of the federal courthouse on Spring Street in Gainesville.