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Andrew Crompton
Andrew Crompton (also known as Drew) was a judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. He assumed office on January 7, 2020. He left office on January 3, 2022.
Crompton (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Crompton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Gov. Tom Wolf (D) nominated him on November 19, 2019, to succeed Robert Simpson on the court. The Pennsylvania State Senate voted to confirm him on December 18, 2019.[1][2]
Biography
Andrew Crompton was born in Abington, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College in 1990 and a J.D. from Widener University Law School in 1993. Crompton was appointed to the Commonwealth Court in Pennsylvania effective January of 2020.[3]
Elections
2021
See also: Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2021
General election
General election for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court (2 seats)
Stacy Wallace and Lori A. Dumas defeated incumbent Andrew Crompton and David Spurgeon in the general election for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stacy Wallace (R)  | 26.6 | 1,355,445 |
| ✔ |  | Lori A. Dumas (D) | 25.4 | 1,297,253 |
 | Andrew Crompton (R) | 25.0 | 1,274,899 | |
 | David Spurgeon (D) | 23.0 | 1,175,974 | |
| Total votes: 5,103,571 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court (2 seats)
Lori A. Dumas and David Spurgeon defeated Amanda Green-Hawkins and Sierra Thomas Street in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lori A. Dumas | 29.7 | 517,311 |
| ✔ | | David Spurgeon | 26.5 | 460,769 |
 | Amanda Green-Hawkins | 25.6 | 445,400 | |
 | Sierra Thomas Street | 18.3 | 318,017 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 289 | ||
| Total votes: 1,741,786 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court (2 seats)
Stacy Wallace and incumbent Andrew Crompton advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stacy Wallace | 50.3 | 704,706 |
| ✔ | | Andrew Crompton | 49.7 | 695,748 |
| Total votes: 1,400,454 | |||
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Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Andrew Crompton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Crompton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Prior to serving as a Commonwealth Court Judge, I was General Counsel in the Senate of Pennsylvania. I focused on drafting numerous laws that benefited families and small businesses across Pennsylvania and also wrote several laws that increased the openness of government.
As counsel, I also litigated dozens of cases before the Commonwealth and Supreme Courts, as well as in federal court. What does this all mean? The Commonwealth Court ensures that the government is following the law! I have worked in the Legislative, Executive and now Judicial branch. I have the right experience to ensure that government agencies and elected officials adhere to the rule of law.
On the personal side, I call myself a “regular dad”. I have been married for almost twenty years and have two fantastic daughters that I enjoy coaching in basketball. We are members of a church in Silver Spring. I was born and raised in Montgomery County. I have lived in Dauphin and Cumberland counties for the past 30 years. I try to volunteer as much as time permits for a variety of local charities.- During the last two years as Judge on the Commonwealth Court, I have drafted over 125 written decisions. I believe they have been well reasoned and thoughtful. As a judge, it is imperative that I “stay in my lane”. Judges are not to take the powers of the Legislative or Executive branches. I am a strict constructionist that believes my job is to interpret the law in the case before me—nothing more or less. I do not editorialize in my opinions, I simply state the legal facts and issue my determination. Even though most of my judicial service has been via Zoom, I have the right balanced temperament and have shown respect to each lawyer and litigant that has appeared before me.
- As state above, I have extensive government experience which marries well to the type of issues before the Commonwealth Court. I am proud to have been endorsed by a broad range of organizations including business, labor, law enforcement and educators. Why is that important? These groups have spoken to my acumen and independence as a senate lawyer and now has a Judge. I am also proud to have been recommended by the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
- People trust their government to a higher degree when they have public access to their government. Last year during the pandemic the Commonwealth Court began live streaming our arguments on YouTube. This should continue even as we return to in person arguments. We must also continue to allow the public wide access to the documents filed by the litigants in each case. Some people are distrustful of judges. I understand that concern and I have done all I am able to do to write clear opinions and make the right decisions for the right reasons. Each and every judge must cast away any bias and call balls and strikes as required under our Constitution. If given a full term by the voters I will continue to do just that.
I have taught hundreds of high schools students over the past twenty years a seminar on the separation of powers. I am passionate about the Pennsylvania Constitution and the brilliance of our founding authors to delicately give each branch of government very specific duties and responsibilities.
Government functions in an appropriate manner only when the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches respect each other and do not attempt to have powers not given to it.
As a sitting judge, I have heard cases and disputes between the branches of government and have attempted to ensure that each branch is following the Constitution and state law when it is exercising its powers.
Appearing before a judge can be stressful and often emotional. I work hard to assure the litigants that all will be well and I attempt to maintain a stable disposition. This quality has carried over to dealing with situations not associated with the judiciary as well.
Judges should be very slow to anger. Judges need to be prepared for every argument. Judges must respect all that appear before him or her.
I held each job for a year or so. These different positions all taught me the value of hard work, being on time and responsibility.
As I went through college and law school, I had the opportunity to intern at a congressman’s office and I spent several years clerking at different law firms in Harrisburg and Philadelphia. My first job after graduation from law school was as a policy lawyer in the Senate of Pennsylvania.
I also believe the role of precedent matters. Courts should be very slow to overrule precedent. I believe in rare cases, overruling precedent may be appropriate but these instances should be well explained and seldom. Precedent allows lawyers and individuals the legal consistency that is necessary.
The bar association stated the following about me: The candidate’s writings are thorough and well-structured. He presented himself to the commission as intelligent, well-spoken and sincere.
However for the reasons stated in answers above, I have had experience in all three branches of government and in Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court is the government court. All state agencies and local governments appeal their cases to the Commonwealth Court.
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Capital-Star, "Wolf nominates senior Senate GOP aide Crompton to fill appeals court vacancy," November 19, 2019
- ↑ Pennsylvania State Senate, "Senate Roll Calls," accessed January 7, 2020
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 4, 2021
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