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# David J. Rogers

Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 09-2-01 · Magisterial District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 09-2-01
- 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 Cumberland County, District 09-2-01, with his term running until December 31, 2029
- David G. Rogers is a judge for the 142nd District Court of Midland County, Texas, elected to the bench in 2020
- Before his election, he was a partner at Fivecoat & Rogers and is board certified in criminal law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

### Education



### Additional information

- Candidate for re-election in the 2023 Pennsylvania General Election.
- Judge Rogers presides over a variety of cases, including tax delinquency, civil disputes, and other legal matters in Midland County.
- As a magisterial district judge, he handles minor criminal offenses, traffic violations, small civil claims, landlord-tenant disputes, and preliminary hearings for more serious criminal cases in Cumberland County.
- He was born and raised in Midland, Texas, and is registered as a Republican.