Sydney M. Smith | |
|---|---|
 Chief Justice Sydney M. Smith in 1923 | |
| Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court | |
| In office August 8, 1912 – July 24, 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Burns Mayes |
| Succeeded by | Virgil A. Griffith |
| Associate Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court | |
| In office February 25, 1909 – August 8, 1912 | |
| Appointed by | Edmond Noel |
| Preceded by | Robert Virgil Fletcher |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm B. Montgomery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 9, 1869 |
| Died | July 24, 1948 (aged 79)[1][2][3] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mattie Lee Smith |
| Education | University of Mississippi (LL.B.) |
Sydney McCain Smith (April 9, 1869 – July 24, 1948)[3] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1909 to 1948, and its chief justice starting in 1912.[2][4] His 39-year tenure made him "by far the longest-serving Mississippi Supreme Court justice".[1]
- ^ a b "Sydney McCain Smith (1869–1948) Mississippi Supreme Court Justice". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 5. Department of Archives and History. pp. 87–89.
- ^ a b "State's Top Jurist Is Widely Mourned", McComb Enterprise-Journal (July 26, 1948), p. 1, 4.
- ^ Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).