Here Comes the Judge
Course | Registration opens 2/1/2027 8:00 AM EST
Honorable Jennifer J.P. Clancy, Esquire has been a lawyer since 1991 and has served as a Magisterial District Judge since 2016. Her jurisdiction includes Spring Garden Township (York College of Pennsylvania), North York Borough, and part of the City of York. West York Borough was formerly in her jurisdiction. This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the types of cases that she presides over as Judge as well as daily transactions such as search warrants, arrest warrants, preliminary arraignments (setting of bail), and E-PFAs. She will speak to how this Judge runs her courtroom and office. Questions will be welcomed.
Honorable Jennifer J.P. Clancy, Esquire
The Honorable Jennifer J.P. Clancy is a graduate of Messiah University (summa cum laude) and the Penn State Dickinson School of Law. She practiced law in several different capacities since 1991, moving to York (Spring Garden Township) in 2000. Active in her community, she served on the Messiah University Board of Trustees for eight years and the York Suburban School Board for nine years. Clancy coached 20 seasons of youth girls’ sports in the York area and volunteers at her church. She was appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to its newly formed Judicial Ethics Advisory Board for 10 years. Clancy was first elected as a York County Magisterial District Judge in 2015 with broad bipartisan support and re-elected unopposed in 2021. Now in her 11th year on the bench, her District Court (19-2-05) encompasses Spring Garden Township, North York Borough, and part of the City of York, including the the York College of Pennsylvania campus.