Lovecchio Announces Run for Judge
Lycoming Law Association member Marc Lovecchio recently announced that he will seek the seat currently held by retiring Common Pleas Judge William Kieser. Lovecchio has been a member of the LLA since 1987.
In an article appearing in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Lovecchio commented about his effort and related his background:
"I've devoted much of my career in law to a wide variety of legal issues that boils down to helping people with their problems," he said.
Having practiced law for 25 years, he promised, if elected, he would ensure impartiality, integrity and dignity to litigants and others in the courthouse.
Lovecchio served on the county Drug Court Implementation team and the county Juvenile Drug Court.
He also created and is the court-appointed master of the county Underage Drinking Court, which gives first-time alcohol abuse offenders strict guidelines under the watch of Judge Nancy L. Butts. Lovecchio also is a court-appointed mediator for the U.S. Middle District.
"I believe I can bring a wide range of experiences and would have the right type of demeanor," he said. Lovecchio has practiced law in federal and state jurisdictions.
Outside of the legal system, Lovecchio is an avid athlete, soccer coach and mentor who participates in triathlons. He was regional All-American soccer player in high school and a multiple letter winner at Princeton University. Following college, he continued playing in various leagues. He coached the boy's varsity soccer team at Bishop Neumann High School for 12 years, resulting in two district champions and six All-State players.
He is coaching the girl's varsity team at Williamsport Area High School, and the team has made the playoffs five out of eight years and has produced numerous all league players, one All-State player and one regional All-American.
Lovecchio helped to form the Balls Mills Soccer Club in 1990 and is president and director of coaching. The club has partnered with Community Alliance for Progressive Positive Action to create a soccer component as part of CAPPA's youth gang prevention curriculum.
A native of Monroe County, he graduated as the valedictorian of his high school class at Notre Dame High School in East Stroudsburg. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1980 and graduated cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh Law School in 1984. While in law school, he served as the managing and topics editor of the Pittsburgh Law Review.
Lovecchio said he does not seek the seat simply to retire. "I am looking, if elected, at putting 20 years in," he said.