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Harry Smail Jr.
Harry Smail Jr. is a judge of the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania.
Smail (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. He lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Smail also ran for election for judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 16, 2023.
Smail was appointed by Governor Tom Corbett on June 20, 2014, for a term expiring in 2015.[1] Smail ran for a full 10-year term on the court and was elected on November 3, 2015.[2]
Elections
2023
Pennsylvania Superior Court
See also: Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2023
General election
General election for Pennsylvania Superior Court (2 seats)
Jill Beck and Timika Lane defeated Maria Battista and Harry Smail Jr. in the general election for Pennsylvania Superior Court on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jill Beck (D) | 28.0 | 1,572,023 |
| ✔ |  | Timika Lane (D) | 25.5 | 1,431,550 |
 | Maria Battista (R) | 24.1 | 1,353,555 | |
 | Harry Smail Jr. (R) | 22.3 | 1,251,817 | |
| Total votes: 5,608,945 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court (2 seats)
Jill Beck and Timika Lane defeated Patrick F. Dugan in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jill Beck | 40.3 | 694,115 |
| ✔ | | Timika Lane | 37.9 | 653,020 |
 | Patrick F. Dugan | 21.7 | 373,619 | |
| Total votes: 1,720,754 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court (2 seats)
Maria Battista and Harry Smail Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Battista | 52.9 | 626,159 |
| ✔ | | Harry Smail Jr. | 47.1 | 557,707 |
| Total votes: 1,183,866 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smail in this election.
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
See also: Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2023
General election
General election for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
Matt Wolf defeated Megan Martin in the general election for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Wolf (D) | 52.5 | 1,602,116 |
 | Megan Martin (R) | 47.5 | 1,452,330 | |
| Total votes: 3,054,446 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
Matt Wolf defeated Bryan Neft in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Wolf | 57.2 | 577,470 |
 | Bryan Neft | 42.8 | 431,595 | |
| Total votes: 1,009,065 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
Megan Martin defeated Joshua Prince in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Megan Martin | 63.0 | 501,693 |
 | Joshua Prince | 37.0 | 294,979 | |
| Total votes: 796,672 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Harry Smail Jr. (R)
2015
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2015
Pennsylvania's judicial elections included a primary on May 19, 2015, and a general election on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was March 11, 2015.
Scott Mears faced incumbent Harry Smail Jr., incumbent David Regoli and Tim Krieger in the general election.
| Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Scott Mears |
31.1% | 54,558 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Harry Smail Jr. Incumbent |
25.8% | 45,324 | |
| Republican | Tim Krieger |
21.6% | 37,880 | |
| Democratic | David Regoli Incumbent | 21.5% | 37,764 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 175,526 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary.
| Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Scott Mears |
19.1% | 14,275 |
| David Regoli Incumbent |
18.1% | 13,501 |
| Harry Smail Jr. Incumbent |
11.4% | 8,538 |
| Chris Huffman | 10.0% | 7,476 |
| Tim Krieger | 9.5% | 7,057 |
| Hope Aston | 9.1% | 6,779 |
| Jim Silvis | 8.3% | 6,187 |
| Leslie Uncapher Zellers | 7.9% | 5,931 |
| Tom Anderson | 6.6% | 4,916 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 74,660 | |
| Source: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Election Results Municipal Primary," May 20, 2015 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary.
| Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Harry Smail Jr. Incumbent |
17.7% | 9,434 |
| Tim Krieger |
16.6% | 8,884 |
| Scott Mears |
14.2% | 7,603 |
| David Regoli Incumbent | 11.6% | 6,177 |
| Hope Aston | 11.1% | 5,941 |
| Jim Silvis | 9.8% | 5,212 |
| Tom Anderson | 7.2% | 3,827 |
| Leslie Uncapher Zellers | 6.9% | 3,685 |
| Chris Huffman | 5.0% | 2,681 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 53,444 | |
| Source: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Election Results Municipal Primary," May 20, 2015 | ||
Campaign themes
2023
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Harry Smail Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Harry Smail Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Smail received an undergraduate degree in political science and business administrative from Grove City College, and a J.D. from Duquesne University Law School.[3]
Career
- 2014-Present: Judge, Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas
- 1997-2014: Attorney, Law Offices of Harry F. Smail, Jr., PC[3]
Awards and associations
- 2012-Present: Member, National Rifle Association
- 2012-Present: Associate member, FOP Lodge 62
- 2011-Present: Member, Firearms Owners Against Crime
- 1998-2002, 2009-Present: Member, Rotary Club of Greensburg
- 2009-Present: Member, Hilltop Club
- 2009-Present: Member, Westmoreland Cultural Trust
- 2009-Present: Contributor, Westmoreland Museum of Art
- 2009-Present: Member, Westmoreland Jazz Society
- 2007-Present: Member, East Suburban Citizen Advocacy
- 2005-Present: Member, ASH Club
- 1999-Present: Member, Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce
- 1998-Present: Member, Westmoreland Lodge 518, F. & A.M.
- 1996-Present: Member, The Federalist Society
- 1994-Present: Member, Brotherhood of the Fraternal Order of the Elks
- 2010-2011: Board of directors, Boy Scouts of America
- 2008-2010: Coach, Hempfield Area Moot Court
- 2000-2002: Board member, Goodwill Industries
- 1998-1999: Board member, Girl Scouts of America
- 1999: Board member, United Way of Central Westmoreland
- 1998: Member, Rotary Club of Mountain View[3]
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Trib Live, "Smail, Regoli confirmed to judge's positions in Westmoreland," July 3, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedelection2015 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Keep Judge Smail, "Qualifications," accessed April 6, 2015
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Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania
State courts:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts
State resources:
Courts in Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania judicial elections • Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
