Judge Stephen Linebaugh has been a staple of the York County legal community for more than 40 years, carrying with him a rich family history in the county dating back to before the Revolutionary War. Judge Linebaugh is a retired judge in the York County Court of Common Pleas, serving two 10-year terms on the bench from 1997 to 2017 and presiding over more than 200 civil trials. In 2010, his fellow judges in York County elected him the county’s president judge for a five-year term.
At Barley Snyder, Judge Linebaugh is part of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group in the area of civil mediation and arbitration, providing alternative dispute resolution throughout the state. He works in broad litigation as well as specialty practices such as environmental, employment and real estate. After his retirement from the bench in 2017, he worked across the state as an alternative dispute resolution specialist with a Pittsburgh-based firm. He has worked as a former mediator and arbitrator for the York County Court of Common Pleas, and is a former mediator for the York County Board of Realtors.
He started his career as an assistant district attorney in York County, and went into private practice in 1973, where he served as a solicitor for more than a dozen municipalities and authorities throughout the county. His private practice also included emphasis on estate administration and planning, business law, real estate law and mental health law before he took over his judge position in 1998. During his time in private practice, he served as York County’s first mental health review officer, a position he held for more than 20 years.
His work in the courtroom as an attorney and as a judge have made him a sought-after speaker around the state and nationally, as he’s been a guest speaker for organizations such as the National District Attorneys Association, the National Business Institute and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. In 2015, the Pennsylvania Bar Association awarded him the Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille Award for his contributions to improving civil legal aid in the state.
Judge Linebaugh is a fixture in the York community. He has volunteered his time with leadership positions to beneficial area nonprofit organizations such as the Bob Hoffman YMCA, York County Crimestoppers, the Margaret Moul Foundation, the Boy Scouts of America, YouthBuild and the York County March of Dimes. He was the secretary of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, and is a former assistant chancellor of the diocese.
He is a lifelong resident of Dover Township, the same area his ancestors settled in the 1760s. He and his wife Jane have been married for more than 50 years and have two daughters, both of whom work in the legal profession.
York County Bar Association, membership committee, York County Bar Building Committee (former chairman), former member of Chamber Liaison Committee, Legislative Liaison Committee, Real Estate Committee, Estate Planning and Probate Section, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (former chairman), Local Rules of Court Committee (former chairman), Nominating Committee
Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, chalicer
Former Sunday school teacher, past senior warden, past junior warden, past vestry member, past trustee of the Elizabeth S. Bonham Fund, former usher, former Legal Council member
Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, secretary of the diocese
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