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# Deborah A. Kunselman

Superior Court of Pennsylvania · Superior Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- State: Pennsylvania
- Role: Superior Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- American judge serving on the Pennsylvania Superior Court since January 1, 2018, with a term ending in 2028
- Elected in November 2017, Kunselman was sworn in as a Superior Court of Pennsylvania judge on January 1, 2018
- Elected judge of the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas in 2006, a position she held until her election to the Superior Court
- In 1998, she became Solicitor of Beaver County, serving until 2005, and was the first woman appointed as Chief County Solicitor in the county
- Official site: Pennsylvania Superior Court – Judge Deborah A. Kunselman Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania

### Education


### Additional information

- Began her legal career at Babst Calland (1992–1994) and later at McMillan Urick Tocci Fouse & Jones (1996–2005).
- She obtained a B.A. in International Politics from Pennsylvania State University in 1989, with honors, and a J.D. cum laude from the University of Notre Dame School of Law in 1992.
- Date of birth: 1967-09-24
- She is a member of the American, Pennsylvania, and Beaver County Bar Associations and served on the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges Education Committee.
- She is also active in the Beaver County Bar Association and mock trial competitions
- Kunselman was inducted into the Brentwood High School Hall of Fame
- She was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Schreyer Honors College

## 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/superior-court/superior-court-judges/judge-deborah-a-kunselman)
- [Official roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/superior-court/superior-court-judges/judge-deborah-a-kunselman)
- [Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania official judicial roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/superior-court/superior-court-judges/judge-deborah-a-kunselman)
- [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)
- [Wikidata: Deborah A. Kunselman](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138498790)

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