--- title: "Anne E. Lazarus | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anne-e-lazarus-pa-superior-court" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Anne E. Lazarus Superior Court of Pennsylvania · Superior Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania - State: Pennsylvania - Role: Superior Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 2010-present - On January 7, 2024, she became the President Judge of the Superior Court, a unanimous decision by her peers - Began her legal career as legal counsel to the Philadelphia Orphans’ Court from 1980 to 1991 - As President Judge, Lazarus is focused on preparing the Superior Court for emerging challenges such as artificial intelligence, access to justice, and managing heavy caseloads - Lazarus frequently lectures on judicial ethics, Orphans’ Court practice, and incapacity issues - She is also involved in legal education, serving as an adjunct professor at Widener University School of Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law, the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, and the National Judicial College ### Education ### Additional information - She was retained in a 2019 election for a second ten-year term, which runs until January 7, 2030. - Lazarus has received numerous awards, including the Philadelphia Bar Association's Sandra Day O’Connor Award in 2013 and the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Anne X. Alpern Award in 2018. - She has served on the Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges, chaired the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Ad Hoc Committee on Judicial Canons of Ethics, and led the Judicial Conduct Board from 2013 to 2015 - handling criminal, civil, and Orphans’ Court divisions In November 2009, Lazarus was elected to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and assumed office in January 2010. - Elected to a full term in 1991 and served until 2010 - Judge Lazarus has been active in promoting pro bono legal services, receiving the Pennsylvania Bar Association Legal Services for the Public Committee’s Judge’s Award in 2005. - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1972, followed by a Juris Doctor in 1976 and an LL.M. in Taxation in 1986 from Temple University Beasley School of Law - Date of birth: 1952 - She then practiced law in the estates department at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP in Philadelphia before being appointed to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas by Governor Robert P. Casey Sr. - She is recognized for her integrity, ethical conduct, and dedication to the legal profession ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### recording photography evidence presentation Scope: statewide For Pennsylvania Common Pleas proceedings, statewide Pa.R.J.A. 1910 prohibits courtroom broadcasting, recording, and photography unless an exception or judicial authorization applies; the rule also recognizes judge-authorized electronic or photographic means for evidence presentation. Evidence excerpt: the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence [201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?d=&file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F201%2Fchapter19%2Fchap19toc.html) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/superior-court/superior-court-judges/judge-anne-e-lazarus) - [Official roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/superior-court/superior-court-judges/judge-anne-e-lazarus) - [Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania official judicial roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/superior-court/superior-court-judges/judge-anne-e-lazarus) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8236/anne-e-lazarus/) - [201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?d=&file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F201%2Fchapter19%2Fchap19toc.html) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8236/anne-e-lazarus/) - [Wikidata: Anne E. Lazarus](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124447010) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anne-e-lazarus-pa-superior-court", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anne-e-lazarus-pa-superior-court", "name": "Anne E. Lazarus | KnowJudges", "description": "Anne E. Lazarus, Superior Court of Pennsylvania. 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