John Joseph Smith

Background

Smith,, John Joseph was born on September 28, 1945 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of John Joseph and Ruth Lee (Snavely) Smith.

Education

Bachelor in English, Vanderbilt University, 1967. Juris Doctor, University Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1970. Master of Laws in Taxation cum laude, University Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1979.

Career

Partner Smith & Smith, Birmingham, England, from 1970. Served to sergeant United States Army, 1968-1974.

Politics

The Church must be self-critical before it presumes to be critical of others.

Views

All Christians should study Old and New Testament, which texts were written and gathered together over a long period of time. It is important to find out as much as we can about the original contexts in which texts were produced.

Membership

Member of American Bar Association, Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, Birmingham Tax Club, Birmingham Estate Planning Council, Bench and Bar, National Legal Aid and Defender Association, Birmingham Bar Association (chairman grievance committee 1982-1983, member speakers bureau 1981-1983, executive committee 1985-1987), Alabama Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, Alabama Trial Lawyers Association, Alabama Bar Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, Santa Rosa (Florida) Golf and Beach, Relay House, Birmingham Venture (Birmingham), Altadena Valley Country, Birmingham Tip-Off, Kiwanis (director club), Downtown, Masons.

Connections

Married Sandra Ann Prater, May 25, 1975. 1 child Leigh Galbraith.

Father:

John Joseph Smith

Mother:

Ruth Lee (Snavely) Smith

Spouse:

Sandra Ann Prater

child:

Leigh Galbraith Smith,