--- title: "Gary S. Glazer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-s-glazer-pa-philadelphia-senior" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Gary S. Glazer Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 01 (Philadelphia County) · Senior Judge, Trial Division - Civil ## Profile - Court: Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 01 (Philadelphia County) - State: Pennsylvania - Role: Senior Judge, Trial Division - Civil - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## 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 ### physical and oversized exhibits Scope: courtwide Philadelphia Rule 5101 requires physical evidence and oversized exhibits to be photographed, converted to letter-sized PDF, marked, and produced during trial or an evidentiary hearing. Evidence excerpt: Physical evidence and oversized exhibits must be photographed by the proponent, converted to letter sized pdf and appropriately marked and produced during the trial or evidentiary hearing. [Philadelphia Rule of Judicial Administration No. *5101](https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/regs/2024/06-of-2024-GCR.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### audio and video exhibits Scope: courtwide Electronic evidence, including audio or video exhibits, must be supplied on a USB drive, CD/DVD, or another medium specified by the presiding judge or Office of Judicial Records. Evidence excerpt: Electronic evidence, including audio or video exhibits, must be produced by the proponent on a USB drive, CD/DVD, or other medium specified by the presiding judge or Office of Judicial Records. [Philadelphia Rule of Judicial Administration No. *5101](https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/regs/2024/06-of-2024-GCR.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### post trial exhibit filing Scope: courtwide For Civil Section trials and evidentiary hearings, each proponent must upload documentary exhibits and provide any audio or video media to the Office of Judicial Records within five days after the proceeding concludes. Evidence excerpt: within five (5) days of the conclusion of the trial or evidentiary hearing, counsel for each proponent of the exhibits and evidence shall upload their documentary exhibits through the Electronic Filing System [Philadelphia Rule of Judicial Administration No. *5101](https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/regs/2024/06-of-2024-GCR.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### 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.courts.phila.gov/pdf/cpcivil/Civil-Judicial-Assignment.pdf) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/cpcivil/Civil-Judicial-Assignment.pdf) - [First Judicial District of Pennsylvania official judicial roster](https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/cpcivil/Civil-Judicial-Assignment.pdf) - [Philadelphia Rule of Judicial Administration No. *5101](https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/regs/2024/06-of-2024-GCR.pdf) - [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) - [Official biography source for Gary S. Glazer](https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/cpcivil/Civil-Judicial-Assignment.pdf) - [Wikidata: Gary S. Glazer](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127471880) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-s-glazer-pa-philadelphia-senior", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-s-glazer-pa-philadelphia-senior", "name": "Gary S. Glazer | KnowJudges", "description": "Gary S. Glazer, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 01 (Philadelphia County). Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-s-glazer-pa-philadelphia-senior#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-s-glazer-pa-philadelphia-senior#judge", "name": "Gary S. 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Shiomos. - Before becoming a judge, Glazer held the role of an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia for over a decade, rising to Chief of the Fraud Section. - He also practiced law in Chicago and Philadelphia - Retired American judge best known for his 30-year service on the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania’s First Judicial District, where he presided over complex civil and criminal cases and led major judicial reforms - Glazer was born in Ohio ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0784d9a288c3456edcbc19ff) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?d=&file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F201%2Fchapter19%2Fchap19toc.html). Collected 2026-07-26.