Sierra Thomas Street

Raised by a single mother in a working-class family, Judge Street graduated from Howard University, majoring in Political Science and English, and from Temple University School of Law, where she served as President of the Black Law Students Association. While in college she interned at the US Department of State and at the White House in law school. She worked as a law clerk and then Hearing Officer in Philadelphia Family Court while representing members of a local union. She then became a Trial Attorney at the Defender Association of Philadelphia, representing indigent juveniles and adults. Then as Chief Counsel at Friends Rehabilitation Program, a non-profit providing affordable housing and social services to families, she prepared development applications, supervised development projects, handled zoning issues, and represented the agency in legal matters. In 2013, she was elected to the Court of Common Pleas in the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, where she has conducted trials in serious felony matters and statutory appeals involving government entities. She has served on many boards and committees. A member of the Historic Bright Hope Baptist Church in North Philadelphia for over 15 years, Judge Street has two children and one grandchild.