--- title: "Craig A. Dally | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/craig-a-dally-pa-03-c501f938" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Craig A. Dally Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 03 (Northampton County) · Common Pleas Judge ## Profile - Court: Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 03 (Northampton County) - State: Pennsylvania - Role: Common Pleas Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## 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 ### 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/courts-of-common-pleas/common-pleas-judges/print-view) - [Official roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/common-pleas-judges/print-view) - [Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania official judicial roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/common-pleas-judges/print-view) - [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/craig-a-dally-pa-03-c501f938", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/craig-a-dally-pa-03-c501f938", "name": "Craig A. Dally | KnowJudges", "description": "Craig A. Dally, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 03 (Northampton County). Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-07-26", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/craig-a-dally-pa-03-c501f938#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/craig-a-dally-pa-03-c501f938#judge", "name": "Craig A. 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(1988) ### Additional information - In 2023, he was unanimously selected as President Judge for a five‐year term. - Elected to the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas in 2009 and sworn in January 4, 2010. - Elected in 1996 to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 138th District, Dally served six consecutive terms until January 4, 2010. - He was named Legislator of the Year by the Pennsylvania Sheriffs’ Association in 2001 and 2008 Northampton County Court of Common Pleas - Before joining the judiciary, Dally was a partner in Teel, Stettz, Shimer & DiGiacomo Ltd. and later in Pierce & Dally, LLP in Nazareth, PA. - He also held the role of president of Slate Belt Industrial Land Development Company and Structural Slate Company - He is admitted to the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Northampton County Bar Associations, and to all courts of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Supreme Court - Administrative Judge for Problem Solving Courts; member of Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing - He was Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the House Game and Fisheries Committee, and also served on the Judiciary, Rules, Professional Licensure, and Liquor Control Committees. - Judge Dally has been active in numerous boards, including the Nazareth YMCA, Two Rivers Health & Wellness Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lehigh Valley, and Moravian Hall Square Retirement Community. - He is recognized for his work in youth mentoring, addiction and opioid awareness, and community leadership ## 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.