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# Daniel W. Davis

Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 35-3-01 · Magisterial District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 35-3-01
- State: Pennsylvania
- Role: Magisterial District Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## 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/minor-courts/magisterial-district-judges)
- [Official roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/minor-courts/magisterial-district-judges)
- [Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania official judicial roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/minor-courts/magisterial-district-judges)
- [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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- The Magisterial District Judge for District 35‐3‐01 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, serving since 2018 and currently through the end of his term in 2029

### Education


### Additional information

- Daniel W. Davis is admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar (November 24, 1992) and serves full‐time as a district court judge
- Tip: For case lookups, fine payments, or court schedules, use the official Mercer County Court System site or the SCJAP’s “Find a Judge” tool
- Special Court Judges Association of PA profile: Judge Davis page Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania
- Magisterial District Judge — handles local criminal, civil, and traffic cases within the district’s jurisdiction
- Judge Davis presides over the Mercer County Magisterial District Court, District 35‐3‐01, which covers multiple townships and boroughs in Mercer County, including Coolspring, Delaware, East Lackawannock, Fairview, Findley, Fredonia, Jefferson, Lackawannock, Mercer, Otter Creek, Perry, Salem, Sandy Creek, Sheakleyville, Springfield, and Wilmington