Drew Crompton

Drew Crompton
Judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
In office
January 6, 2020 – January 3, 2022
Appointed byTom Wolf
Preceded byRobert Simpson[1]
Succeeded byStacy Wallace
Personal details
Born
John Andrew Crompton

(1968-05-07) May 7, 1968 (age 56)
Political partyRepublican
EducationDickinson College
Widener University Commonwealth Law School (JD)

John Andrew "Drew" Crompton (born May 7, 1968) was a Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.[2] Previously, he served as chief of staff and counsel for Pennsylvania Senate Pro-Tempore Joe Scarnati. He served as deputy campaign manager for policy for Lynn Swann's 2006 campaign for Governor of Pennsylvania.[3] Prior to that, he was chief counsel for Scarnati's predecessor as Pennsylvania Senate Pro-Tempore, Robert Jubelirer.

Career

The Pennsylvania Report named him to the 2003 "The Pennsylvania Report Power 75" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics and noted that Crompton and his colleague Donna Malpezzi were the best attorneys in the Pennsylvania State Capitol."[4] In 2002, he was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Rising Stars" in Pennsylvania politics.[5]

The political newspaper The Insider called him the next generation's Mike Long and Steve MacNett.[6]

The Caucus team of reporters uncovered that Drew Crompton authorized the legal representation of former senate employee Justin Ferranti, who had been accused of sexually harassing two female senate staff, Crompton defended his actions publicly.[7]

References

  1. ^ "12/18/19 - Executive Nominations - Report from Committee" (PDF). Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations - PA General Assembly Senate.
  2. ^ "Judge J. Andrew Crompton | Commonwealth Court Judges | Commonwealth Court | Courts | Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania". www.pacourts.us. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "The Swann campaign: Fire Gang Jubelirer". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. June 11, 2006. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved April 20, 2008.
  4. ^ "The PA Report "Power 75" List" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capital Growth, Inc. January 31, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2006.
  5. ^ "PoliticsPA Rising Stars". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2001. Archived from the original on December 5, 2002.
  6. ^ Al, Neri (April 2004). "Some Key Staffers to Watch". The Insider. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007.
  7. ^ "Pa. Senate pays legal bills for former security chief accused of sexual harassment | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette".