Dan Pellegrini at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania · State
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- Active
Dan Pellegrini
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 2010-present
- 2019–2023: Senior judge, Pennsylvania Superior Court
- 2015–2019: Senior judge, Commonwealth Court
- 2012–2015: President Judge of the Commonwealth Court
- 1990–2015: Judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, elected in 1989
- Began his legal career in the Pittsburgh City Law Department in 1973 as an assistant solicitor, later serving as first assistant city solicitor (1976–1978), deputy city solicitor (1978–1982), and city solicitor from 1982 to 1989
- American jurist who held the role of a senior judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court and previously as a judge and president judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law in — J.D. (1970)
- Duquesne University in — B.A. (1967)
Additional information
- Served in the U.S. Army from 1971 to 1973, reaching the rank of First Lieutenant
- Dante Robert Pellegrini was born September 15, 1945 in the Pittsburgh area.
- He is a member of the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and Allegheny Bar Association, and has held the role of a trustee and executive committee member of the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Exhibits
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.
the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom ↗
Sources
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania current judicial profile
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View Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania current judicial profile ↗201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View 201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom ↗