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# Denise L. Dieter

Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 29-3-01 · Magisterial District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 29-3-01
- 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 29‐3‐01 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, serving since January 2022 and holding the position until December 31, 2027
- Elected Magisterial District Judge in Lycoming County in 2021 and took office in January 2022, becoming the first woman in the county to hold the title
- Before becoming a judge, Dieter practiced law for 29 years and was sworn in by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019, enabling her to practice before the highest court in the U.S. She also served as the first person in U.S. history to be Chief Compliance Officer for a State Republican Party

### Education



### Additional information

- She was admitted to Mansfield through the Act 101 Program in 1986, earning multiple honors including the Act 101 Motivation Award (1989) and Outstanding Senior Award for the Criminal Justice Department (1990)