'Let George Do It' George T. Smith, former Georgia Supreme Court justice, lieutenant governor and speaker, dies at 93

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Former Georgia Supreme Court Justice George T. Smith -- who also served as lieutenant governor and speaker of the state House of Representatives -- was remembered Tuesday as a jurist who never forgot his childhood growing up poor on a farm in southwest Georgia.

“He was a legend in Georgia because of his compassion for what he called the ‘po devils,’” said Jerry Landers, Smith’s longtime friend and former law partner. “He always represented folks who needed representation. He had a compassion for folks who needed a lawyer but otherwise couldn’t afford one.”