pa-56-29-1006: Establishing uniform rules regarding taking of sound or video recording, photographs, or motion pictures in the courthouse, the historic courthouse, or in the offices or courtrooms of the magisterial district courts of the 31st judicial district or their environs; No. 2026-J-0075

Summary

Administrative Order And Now , this 7th day of July, 2026, Administrative Order No. 2020-J-0085 is rescinded, and the following is adopted, effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin . It Is Ordered : 1. No sound recording, video recording, photograph, or motion picture may be made or taken in the Lehigh County Courthouse, the Historic Lehigh County Courthouse, or in the offices or courtrooms of the Magisterial District Courts of the 31st Judicial District (Lehigh County) without the prior written permission of the President Judge. 2. All electronic devices, including cell phones, tablets, laptops, cameras, and smartwatches, shall be powered off in all hearing rooms, courtrooms, and in the area immediately surrounding the entrances and exits of such rooms in the Lehigh County Courthouse, the Historic Lehigh County Courthouse, and in the offices and courtrooms of the Magisterial District Courts of the 31st Judicial District (Lehigh County) unless permission to activate such device has first been obtained from the President Judge, a presiding judge, a presiding hearing officer, or a designee of the President Judge, a presiding judge, or a presiding hearing officer. 3. Smart/Meta/AI glasses, prescription or non-prescription, with recording capability are prohibited inside the Lehigh County Courthouse, the Historic Lehigh County Courthouse, and in the offices and courtrooms of the Magisterial District Courts of the 31st Judicial District (Lehigh...

The agency’s own summary, as published.