--- title: "Eugene B. Strassburger III | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eugene-b-strassburger-iii-8249" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Eugene B. Strassburger III Superior Court of Pennsylvania · Judge ## Profile - Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania - State: Pennsylvania - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 2008-present - “Gene” Strassburger III (1943–2021) was a distinguished Pennsylvania Superior Court senior judge, Allegheny County Common Pleas judge for over three decades, and a celebrated advocate for women’s rights, LGBTQ+ issues, and social justice - From 1988 until his retirement in 2018, he was a Senior Judge on Pennsylvania’s Superior Court - After clerking for Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Harry X. O’Brien, he joined the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in 1978, serving in both Family and Civil divisions, and in roles such as Administrative Judge and Calendar Control Judge ### Education - Harvard Law School in — J.D. (1967) - Vanderbilt University — J.D. ### Additional information - Judge Strassburger died May 17, 2021, at home in Oakland, surrounded by family, at age 77. - He graduated summa cum laude from Yale University in 1964 - Born November 28, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Strassburger was the third generation of his family in the legal profession. - Date of birth: 1943-11-28 - Eugene B. - Strassburger was a fierce supporter of women’s rights and the LGBTQ+ community, serving on the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Women in the Law Division and LGBT Committee. - He was a board member of PERSAD and the Women’s Center and Shelter of Pittsburgh, and advised the American Law Institute’s Project on the Law of Family Dissolution Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky. - At age 29, he was one of the youngest attorneys to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court, winning a landmark case on gender-segregated want ads - His career also included teaching at the University of Pittsburgh Law School and Duquesne Law School - representing the City of Pittsburgh in zoning and milk pricing cases, and helping launch the Court Appointed Special Advocates program in Allegheny County ## 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.courtlistener.com/person/8249/eugene-b-strassburger-iii/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8249/eugene-b-strassburger-iii/) - [Superior Court of Pennsylvania current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8249/eugene-b-strassburger-iii/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8249/eugene-b-strassburger-iii/) - [Eugene B. Strassburger, III - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Eugene_B._Strassburger,_III) - [Honorable Eugene (Gene) B. Strassburger, III](https://www.smgglaw.com/news/honorable-eugene-gene-b-strassburger-iii) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eugene-b-strassburger-iii-8249", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eugene-b-strassburger-iii-8249", "name": "Eugene B. Strassburger III | KnowJudges", "description": "Eugene B. Strassburger III, Superior Court of Pennsylvania. 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