Current and Historical List of Judges
| Current Judges | County | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|
| Jill Rangos, President Judge Judge (R) |
Allegheny | 12/23/2020 |
| Thomas E. Flaherty Judge (D) |
Allegheny | 10/22/2021 |
| Sonya M. Tilghman Non-Lawyer Elector (D) |
Allegheny | 1/6/2022 |
| Charles L. Becker Lawyer (I) |
Philadelphia | 12/5/2022 |
| Steven D. Irwin Lawyer (D) |
Allegheny | 2/15/2023 |
| Judge Caroline Nichols | Philadelphia | 1/5/2024 |
| Judge Jacob Corman | Center | 6/30/2024 |
| Judge John A. Hipple |
| historical list of president judges |
county | date of appointment |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph F. McCloskey Judge (D) |
Schuylkill | 8/25/93 |
| Stephen J. McEwen, Jr. Judge (R) |
Delaware | 9/17/96 |
| Esther R. Sylvester Judge (D) |
Philadelphia | 8/16/96 |
| Jack A. Panella Judge (D) |
Northampton | 8/26/97 |
| James E. Russo Magisterial District Judge (R)* |
Allegheny | 8/16/98 |
| Ralph J. Sposato Non-Lawyer Elector (R) |
Philadelphia | 9/2/99 |
| Sal Cognetti, Jr. Lawyer (D) |
Lackawanna | 10/19/00 |
| Robert P. Horgos Judge (D) |
Allegheny | 11/28/00 |
| Debbie O'Dell Seneca Judge (D) |
Washington | 12/17/01 |
| Robert L. Capoferri Non-Lawyer Elector (R) |
Delaware | 8/5/03 |
| Richard A. Sprague Lawyer (D) |
Philadelphia | 8/16/04 |
| William H. Lamb Lawyer (R) |
Chester | 8/16/05 |
| John L. Musmanno Judge (D) |
Allegheny | 8/16/05 |
| Stewart L. Kurtz Judge (R) |
Huntingdon | 8/16/07 |
| Patrick Judge, Sr. Non-Lawyer Elector (R) |
Lackawanna | 8/16/07 |
| John W. Morris Lawyer (D) |
Philadelphia | 9/15/08 |
| Robert E. J. Curran Lawyer (R) |
Delaware | 9/29/08 |
| Bernard L. McGinley Judge (D) |
Allegheny | 9/22/09 |
| Charles A. Clement, Jr. President Judge Emeritus Magisterial District Judge (R) |
Cumberland | 8/15/14 |
| John R. Cellucci Lay Member (R) |
Chester | 8/25/11 |
| Judge Timothy F. McCune Judge (R) |
Butler | 9/23/11 |
| Robert J. Colville Judge (D) |
Allegheny | 8/6/12 |
| Jack A. Panella Judge (D) |
Northampton | 9/18/2013 |
| John J. Soroko Lawyer (R) |
Philadelphia | 4/7/2014 |
| David J. Barton Judge (R) |
Allegheny | 5/29/2015 |
| Doris Carson Williams Non-Lawyer Elector (R) |
Philadelphia | 6/30/2016 |
| Jeffrey P. Minehart Judge (D) |
Philadelphia | 9/20/2016 |
| Michael J. Barrasse Judge (R) |
Lackawanna | 11/29/16 |
| Jazelle M. Jones Non-Lawyer Elector (D) |
Philadelphia | 10/20/2017 |
| James C. Schwartzman Lawyer (R) |
Philadelphia | 5/12/2018 |
| James J. Eisenhower Lawyer (D) |
Philadelphia | 1/16/2019 |
| Ronald S. Marsico Non-Lawyer Elector (R) |
Dauphin | 6/30/2020 |
| Daniel E. Baranoski, President Judge Magisterial District Judge (R) |
Bucks | 11/5/2020 |
| historical list of Judges | County | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|
| Peter DePaul Non-Lawyer Elector (R) |
Philadelphia | 8/25/93 |
| Carol K. McGinley Judge (D) |
Lehigh | 8/25/93 |
| Dawson R. Muth Magisterial District Judge (R) |
Chester | 8/25/93 |
| William F. Burns Non-Lawyer Elector (R) |
Cumberland | 10/25/93 |
| William C. Cassebaum Lawyer (R) |
Northampton | 10/25/93 |
| Christine L. Donohue Lawyer (D) |
Allegheny | 10/25/93 |
| Justin M. Johnson Judge (D) |
Allegheny | 10/25/93 |
| Samuel J. Magaro* District Justice (R) |
Dauphin | 8/16/94 |
| Robert A. Messa* Non-Lawyer Elector (R) |
Bucks | 8/16/95 |
| Martin Weinberg Lawyer (D) |
Philadelphia | 9/17/96 |
| Joseph V. Sweeney, Jr. Non-Lawyer Elector (D) |
Lancaster | 9/18/96 |
| Robert L. Byer Lawyer (R) |
Allegheny | 9/15/97 |
| Bonnie B. Leadbetter Judge (R) |
Montgomery | 10/14/99 |
| Leslie A. Miller Lawyer (D) |
Philadelphia | 10/14/99 |
| Michele O'Leary Non-Lawyer Elector (D)* |
Allegheny | 12/04/00 |
| James E. Beasley (R)* Lawyer |
Philadelphia | 12/18/01 |
| Joseph A. Halesey (R) Magisterial District Judge |
Luzerne | 8/21/02 |
| Marc Sandler Non-Lawyer Elector (D) |
Montgomery | 10/29/04 |
| Paul P. Panepinto Judge (R) |
Philadelphia | 9/25/03 |
| Kelley T. D. Streib Magisterial District Judge (R) |
Butler | 8/16/06 |
| Lawrence J. O'Toole Judge (D) |
Allegheny | 8/18/04 |
| William D. Bucci Non-Lawyer Elector (D) |
Philadelphia | 10/5/05 |
| Fred Shabel Non-Lawyer Elector (D) |
Philadelphia | 9/15/08 |
| John T. Robinson Magisterial District Judge (R) |
Snyder | 10/9/08 |
| Joseph M. James Judge (D) |
Allegheny | 9/2/08 |
| Carmella Mullen Lay Member (D) |
Allegheny | 3/5/13 |
| Cathy Ann Hardaway Lay Member (R) |
Lackawanna | 2/19/16 |
| David J. Shrager Lawyer (D) |
Allegheny | 1/15/2015 |
| Andrea E. Puppio Judge (R) |
Delaware | 5/29/2019 |
| Jeffrey P. Minehart Judge (D) |
Philadelphia | 9/20/2016 |
| Michael J. Barrasse Judge (R) |
Lackawanna | 11/29/2016 |
| John H. Foradora Judge (D) |
Jefferson | 10/20/2017 |
| Daniel D. McCaffery Judge (D) |
Philadelphia | 9/20/2020 |