Editing Rob Andrews (section)

== Early life, education, and early career ==
Andrews was born in [[Camden, New Jersey]], the son of Josephine ([[née]] Amies) and Ernest Andrews; he is predominantly of Scottish and [[Scotch-Irish American|Scotch-Irish]] descent and counts American portrait painter [[Charles Willson Peale]] and [[Johannes Roosevelt]] among his ancestors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~battle/genealogy/reps/andrews.htm|title=Robert Andrews ancestry|website=freepages.rootsweb.com|access-date=March 4, 2019}}</ref> He grew up in [[Bellmawr, New Jersey|Bellmawr]] and attended [[Triton Regional High School (New Jersey)|Triton Regional High School]] in [[Runnemede, New Jersey|Runnemede]].<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=a000210 Robert Ernest Andrews], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Retrieved October 7, 2007.</ref> Andrews was the first in his family to attend college, graduating from [[Bucknell University]] in 1979 with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in [[political science]], summa cum laude. He later attended [[Cornell Law School|Cornell University Law School]], earning his [[Juris Doctor|JD]] degree with honors in 1982. Before his election to Congress, Andrews was involved in legal education as a member of ''[[Cornell Law Review]]''‍‍ '‍s board of editors.

He worked as an attorney and an adjunct professor at the [[Rutgers School of Law–Camden]]. Starting in 1983, Andrews operated a private legal practice. In 1986, he was elected as a member of the [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]] [[Board of Chosen Freeholders]], where he served for four years, including two years as freeholder director (1988–1990).