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# Francis W. McCloskey Jr.

Philadelphia Municipal Court · Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Philadelphia Municipal Court
- State: Pennsylvania
- Role: Philadelphia Municipal Court 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/philadelphia-municipal-court-judges)
- [Official roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/minor-courts/philadelphia-municipal-court-judges)
- [Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania official judicial roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/minor-courts/philadelphia-municipal-court-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


### Education


### Additional information

- Legal Career: Assistant District Attorney (2007–2015) under Lynne Abraham and Seth Williams Partner at McCullough, McLaughlin, Mincarelli & McCloskey (2015–present) Former work for the Democratic City Committee
- McCloskey’s swearing‐in ceremony included family members in the jury box, with an empty seat in memory of his late father, Frank.
- He has also interned for federal Judge Tim Savage