Gainesville native Sidney Olsin Smith Jr., considered by some as the “consummate Southern intellectual,” is the potential namesake for the federal courthouse in downtown Gainesville. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, and Georgia Sens. Johnny Isakson and David Perdue have filed bills in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to name the Gainesville courthouse after the longtime judge.
Gainesvilles federal courthouse could be named after Judge Sidney Smith
Bills introduced in U.S. Senate, House to honor 'consummate Southern intellectual'
