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# Christopher C. Conner

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania · Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- State: Pennsylvania
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania, 2002-present
- Adjunct professor, Widener University School of Law, 2000-present
- Kids for Cash scandal (2022): Presided over a landmark civil suit against former Luzerne County juvenile court judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan, awarding over $200 million in damages for systemic abuse of the juvenile justice system
- Chief Judge: held the role of Chief Judge of the Middle District from September 1, 2013, to June 1, 2020

### Education

- The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University — J.D. (1982)
- Cornell University — B.A. (1979)

### Additional information

- Service: held the role of judge from July 29, 2002, until January 17, 2025, when he retired
- Joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
- Private practice, Pennsylvania, 1982-2002
- Born October 25, 1957, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
- Date of birth: 1957-01-01
- Christopher Charles Conner is a retired U.S. federal judge and current mediator/arbitrator
- Penn State Dickinson Law
- Birth place: Harrisburg, PA

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/701/christopher-c-conner/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/701/christopher-c-conner/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/701/christopher-c-conner/)
- [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/701/christopher-c-conner/)
- [Christopher Conner - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Christopher_Conner)
- [Christopher C. Conner - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_C._Conner)
- [Wikidata: Christopher C. Conner](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5112031)

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