October 29, 2009 “Temp Smith, a Republican, has his own extensive record arguing before Superior Court.  And he has to be one of the hardest-working attorneys there is.  Add his dedication to community involvement and you end up with a very qualified candidate.”

October 28, 2009 Temp received the endorsement of the Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era.  The paper cited his more than 30 years of legal and appellate experience, as making him highly qualified for the Pennsylvania Superior Court.  http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/244043

October 26, 2009 Today Temp received the endorsement of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  Temp was the second of the four to be endorsed.  His writing ability and willingness to work hard were cited by the paper as important qualities setting Temp apart from the other candidates  “…as worthy of our endorsement and your vote…”.     [...]

May 15, 2009 Templeton Smith Jr., 56, of Mt. Lebanon, is one of three Republicans running unopposed on Tuesday and, thus, assured a ballot slot in the fall. But we wanted to bring to the public’s attention the fact that he’s one of the hardest-working and most community-minded legal minds we know. Just for the [...]

The Firearm Owners Against Crime (FOAC) is non-partisan, non-connected Political Action Committee organized to empower ‘all’ gun owners, outdoors enthusiasts and supporters of the 2nd Amendment to the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution and Article 1 Section 21 of the PA Constitution with the tools and information necessary to protect this freedom from [...]

The Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation PAC “is committed to promoting the dignity and value of human life from conception to natural death and to restoring legal protection for the unborn” and is “a statewide grassroots right to life organization and the Pennsylvania affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee in Washington, D.C.”

Attorney General Tom Corbett threw his support behind the PA GOP’s endorsed candidates for statewide judicial office at a press conference in Harrisburg.  General Corbett noted the candidates’ years of experience and practical approaches to the law as a few ways they earned his support.   ” I have no doubt our ticket is made up of [...]

LIFEPAC was organized in 1980 as a Political Action Committee dedicated to uphold the sanctity of human life from conception until natural death.  Endorsements are given to individuals based on signed responses to questionnaires, interviews and public statements and actions. LIFEPAC is the oldest pro-life PAC in southwestern Pennsylvania

Rating: AV – Highest Peer Rating There are two components to Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings: General Ethical Standards Rating – The General Ethical Standards Rating denotes adherence to professional standards of conduct and ethics, reliability, diligence and other criteria relevant to the discharge of professional responsibilities. The General Recommendation Rating is: V – Very High [...]

Rating: Highly Recommended The Allegheny County Bar Association’s Judiciary Committee has released its ratings for the judgeship in the primary election on May 19, 2009. The Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA) is a professional organization with more than 6,600 member lawyers, judges, magisterial district justices, legal administrators, and paralegals. Each year the ACBA conducts various [...]