Primary 2019: Naugle to seek re-election as Lehigh county clerk of judicial records

Andrea E. Naugle announced she will seek re-election as the Lehigh County Clerk of Judicial Records.

Naugle, of Allentown, has served as the first Lehigh County Clerk of Judicial Records since January 2008. She oversees the Civil, Criminal, Recorder of Deeds and Register of Wills Divisions. Naugle was elected to three terms, beginning in 1995, as Clerk of Courts, overseeing the Civil and Criminal Divisions. Naugle has been a Lehigh County employee for over 40 years.

Naugle is responsible for consolidating the Recorder of Deeds and Register of Wills with the Civil and Criminal Divisions into one office.

Since 2006 Naugle has reduced staff by 24 full-time and nine part-time employees and reduced the operational budgets even though the responsibilities continue to increase.

Naugle is responsible for the electronic imaging of all land records in the Recorder of Deeds Division, computerizing the docket records for the Register of Wills Division and administering the electronic filing system in the Civil Division.

In 2005 Naugle oversaw the integration of the Criminal Division’s records into the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts’ Common Pleas Management System, which is the online statewide criminal records database. In 1998 Naugle instituted a microfilm and imaging project in the Civil and Criminal Divisions which substantially reduced the volume of paper records and saved valuable office space.

“These changes mean that the public can access records much more easily.” Naugle added, “I would like to continue to use my many years of experience to find innovative ways to improve service and reduce costs.”

Naugle is an Executive Board Member of the Pennsylvania State Association of Prothonotaries and Clerks of Courts, a member of the Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds Association and the Pennsylvania State Association of Register of Wills and Clerks of Orphans’ Court. She is a Board Member and Secretary of the Allentown Northeast Kiwanis Club, Board Member of the Lehigh County Employees’ Federal Credit Union and a member of the Travelers Protective Association of America.

Naugle is a member of the Midway Manor Community Association and a lifetime Associate Member of the Fraternal Order of Police LeHampton Lodge #35.