Nancy Aaroe Running For NorCo Judge

I've previously told you that Brian Panella is running for the judicial vacancy created by the mid-term resignation of former NorCo Judge Steve Baratta. Well, Brian has company. Nancy Aaroe, a prominent Bethlehem Tp attorney who has practiced law for nearly three decades, is running as well. Her announcement just reached me last night or I would have published it sooner. She currently practices law with her husband Paul, who calls himself the DUI guy.  Her long career has also included service  as a public defender, assistant DA and conflicts counsel (these are attorneys who represent Defendants when there is a conflict of interest in the public defender's office).

From Aaroe's announcement: “I feel a strong sense of duty to fill the opening on the Northampton County bench with my decades of legal experience,” said Aaroe, “I am running because I am committed to defending our community and will stand for the rule of law. ”

Aaroe concluded, “I have seen firsthand the gravity of the decisions made by the judges and I am uniquely qualified to fill the bench because the citizens of Northampton County deserve a judge that will stand and defend them”.

Nancy Aaroe was born and raised in Bethlehem Township, attending elementary through high school in the Bethlehem Area School District. She received her undergraduate degree from The College of William & Mary and her law degree from Dickinson School of Law, where she served on Law Review and interned with Duane, Morris and Heckscher, focusing on corporate law. After law school, she returned to the Lehigh Valley to raise a family and dedicate her work to public service. For over a decade, she gained courtroom experience on both sides of the aisle, working as an Assistant Public Defender, Assistant District Attorney, and as court-appointed Conflicts Counsel. In her tenure at the Public Defenders’ Office, Nancy gained indispensable criminal trial experience, including jury and non-jury trials, and arguments before the Superior Court. While at the Northampton County District Attorney’s office in the DUI Unit, she successfully prosecuted several memorable cases, including a DUI homicide by motor vehicle jury trial. While serving as Court appointed Conflicts Counsel, she represented the interests of senior citizens and the disabled, indigent criminal defendants, and parents who were suffering the potential loss of their children. Over the more than ten years of public service, Nancy was also building a private practice. Her concentration was family and small-business-focused. She and her husband, now of 32 years, established Aaroe Law Offices. She is proud of the success she has had in the business, but even more so, of the lasting client relationships she has built. Over the years, she has had many repeat clients, some of which she has represented for over a decade. Nancy is proud to have served so many while raising 3 wonderful children, Annie, Nicholas and Paul. She recently became a grandmother, and she enjoys spending time with her children and grandson, who also reside in the Lehigh Valley.