Andre Ordeanu was born and raised in the Chicagoland area. He attended the University of Illinois at Chicago and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. While at the University of Illinois he was a member of the Honor College and a member of Psi Chi Psychology National Honors Society, and he also participated in research studies in social psychology, developmental psychology, and in the cardiology department of the medical college working with Heart Check America and the coronary artery scan utilizing electron beam technology. He attended the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 2003. While in law school, Andre was a member of the moot court team that competed in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition where the team advanced to the regional semifinals. In the final summer of law school, he was a summer associate in the Judge Advocate General, United States Army Legal Services Agency, Contract Appeals Division in Arlington, Virgina. Andre is licensed in the District of Columbia and Illinois, and is admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association.