Andrea Marceca Strong
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Andrea Marceca Strong is a judge on the York County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. She was elected in 2011 to a term that expires in 2022.
2011 election
Strong won both parties' primaries on May 17. She received 15.3 percent in the Democratic primary and 17.9 percent of the vote in the Republican primary.[1] She won one of two open seats in the general election on November 8. Strong received 48.9 percent of the vote.[2]
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
Campaign statements
Strong said she would make sure her courtroom provided a "fair playing field" where lawyers are not stifled or pressured in presenting their clients' cases. However, she would step in to make court rules are followed to ensure that the court renders a fair resolution.[3]
"If the parties want the judge's impression and guidance, I will be glad to do that," said Strong, who does training sessions for judges and lawyers as a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.[3]
Education
Strong received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1991 and her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1994.[4]
Professional career
Strong has previously served as a part time prosecutor in York County, Pennsylvania in the Domestic Relations Section. She has also worked in private practice in both Maryland and Pennsylvania.[4]
Awards and associations
- Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Distinguished BV
- Pennsylvania Friends of Adoption Award[4]
Associations
- Chair, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Children’s Rights Committee
- Co-Chair Pennsylvania Bar Association, Task Force on the Interbranch Commission Report on Juvenile Justice
Legal Representations Workgroup for the Administrative Office of State Courts
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Committee on Women in the Profession
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Committee on Exceptional Children
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association, Herbert B. Cohen American Inn of Court
- Member, American Bar Association, National Association of Women Judges
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, York County Bar Association
- Former Chair, York County Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member, U.S. Supreme Court, Orphans’ Court Rules subcommittee on Adoption
- Member, Supreme Court of the United States Bar Association
- Member, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, Court of Appeals of Maryland Bar Association
- Member, United States District Court Bar Association
- Member, York County Court of Common Pleas Bar Association
- Member, York County Women’s Giving Circle
- Member, Downtown York Rotary
- Board Member, York County Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers
- Member, York Suburban Education Foundation
- Former Board Member, Young Women’s Club
- Former Board Member, York Little League
- Former Board Member, York County Republican Committee
- Former Board Member, York Arts[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
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
