Cohalan Court Complex, Central Islip, New York. (Photo: Rick Kopstein)

Judge Andrew Crecca will be administrative judge in Suffolk County, effective July 30, Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks has announced.

Crecca has a background in matrimonial and family law and has served as supervising judge of Suffolk County's matrimonial parts since 2013, according to an Office of Court Administration news release.

He succeeds Administrative Judge C. Randall Hinrichs, whose retirement was announced earlier in July.

Crecca worked in private practice and as a legislator in Suffolk County's 12th District before he was elected as a county court judge in 2004. He was appointed as an acting supreme court justice in 2007 and continued to serve after he was elected to the supreme court in 2010. He has served as presiding judge of Suffolk County's Integrated Domestic Violence Court since 2007, according to the court's Thursday news release.

"Judge Crecca is an outstanding judge and effective manager with extensive knowledge of court operations and a deep commitment to public service," Marks said in a statement. "I look forward to working with Judge Crecca−who is widely regarded for his strong work ethic and innovative thinking−as we navigate the ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, re-evaluating operations and leveraging new technology and other resources, in meeting Suffolk County's justice needs."

Crecca is a member of the Chief Administrative Judge's Statewide ADR Advisory Committee, the Chief Administrative Judge's Matrimonial Practice Advisory and Rules Committee and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' Family Violence and Domestic Relations Advisory Committee.

He is also a faculty member of the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the New York State Judicial Institute and the Suffolk Academy of Law and an adjunct professor at Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in Central Islip. He has lectured widely on family law and problem-solving courts, according to the news release.

Crecca earned his law degree at St. John's University School of Law and started his legal career as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan, according to the news release.

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