--- title: "Anne Marie B. Coyle | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anne-marie-b-coyle-pa-01-ecc040b9" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Anne Marie B. Coyle Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 01 (Philadelphia County) · Common Pleas Judge, Civil Trial Division, Major Jury 2026 & 2023, Room 453 ## Profile - Court: Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 01 (Philadelphia County) - State: Pennsylvania - Role: Common Pleas Judge, Civil Trial Division, Major Jury 2026 & 2023, Room 453 - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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 ### physical and oversized exhibits Scope: courtwide Philadelphia Rule 5101 requires physical evidence and oversized exhibits to be photographed, converted to letter-sized PDF, marked, and produced during trial or an evidentiary hearing. Evidence excerpt: Physical evidence and oversized exhibits must be photographed by the proponent, converted to letter sized pdf and appropriately marked and produced during the trial or evidentiary hearing. [Philadelphia Rule of Judicial Administration No. *5101](https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/regs/2024/06-of-2024-GCR.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### audio and video exhibits Scope: courtwide Electronic evidence, including audio or video exhibits, must be supplied on a USB drive, CD/DVD, or another medium specified by the presiding judge or Office of Judicial Records. Evidence excerpt: Electronic evidence, including audio or video exhibits, must be produced by the proponent on a USB drive, CD/DVD, or other medium specified by the presiding judge or Office of Judicial Records. [Philadelphia Rule of Judicial Administration No. *5101](https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/regs/2024/06-of-2024-GCR.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### post trial exhibit filing Scope: courtwide For Civil Section trials and evidentiary hearings, each proponent must upload documentary exhibits and provide any audio or video media to the Office of Judicial Records within five days after the proceeding concludes. Evidence excerpt: within five (5) days of the conclusion of the trial or evidentiary hearing, counsel for each proponent of the exhibits and evidence shall upload their documentary exhibits through the Electronic Filing System [Philadelphia Rule of Judicial Administration No. *5101](https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/regs/2024/06-of-2024-GCR.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### 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.courts.phila.gov/pdf/cpcivil/Civil-Judicial-Assignment.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/cpcivil/Civil-Judicial-Assignment.pdf) - [Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania official judicial roster](https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/cpcivil/Civil-Judicial-Assignment.pdf) - [Philadelphia Rule of Judicial Administration No. *5101](https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/regs/2024/06-of-2024-GCR.pdf) - [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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anne-marie-b-coyle-pa-01-ecc040b9", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anne-marie-b-coyle-pa-01-ecc040b9", "name": "Anne Marie B. Coyle | KnowJudges", "description": "Anne Marie B. Coyle, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 01 (Philadelphia County). 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Coyle is a judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania, serving since her election in 2013 and re‐elected in 2023 for a term ending January 2, 2034 - From 1986 to 2002, she held the role of an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia, working in units such as Dangerous Drug Offenders, Economic/Computer Crime, Juvenile, and Arson Prosecution, and later as Assistant Chief of the Major Trials Unit. - Began her legal career as a law clerk to Judges Joseph L. McGlynn Jr. and Edmund V. Ludwig of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - High‐profile legal disputes: She has been involved in contentious cases, such as appointing a defense attorney as “special prosecutor” in a probation revocation matter, which sparked protests and legal challenges ### Education - B.A. in Political Science from La Salle College (1981) and a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law (1984). ### Additional information - COVID‐19 inmate release policy: In 2020, she denied all release requests and, in some cases, increased bail, prompting the Defender Association to withdraw cases from her jurisdiction - Probation violations: A 2019 Philadelphia Inquirer analysis found she sentenced probation violators to prison at a higher rate than any other Philadelphia judge, including for low‐level offenses - She then practiced family law at Marino, Conroy & Coyle before becoming Deputy Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - She has also served on school boards, in community organizations, and in church and sports roles - Her mother immigrated from Ireland; her father was a pipefitter for Philadelphia Electric. - Born and raised in Philadelphia, Coyle attended St. Katherine Grade School and Archbishop Ryan High School. ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0784d9a288c3456edcbc19ff) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?d=&file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F201%2Fchapter19%2Fchap19toc.html). Collected 2026-07-26.