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# Glynnis D. Hill

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 01 (Philadelphia County) · Common Pleas Judge, Civil Trial Division, Major Jury 2025 & 2022, Room 483

## Profile

- Court: Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 01 (Philadelphia County)
- State: Pennsylvania
- Role: Common Pleas Judge, Civil Trial Division, Major Jury 2025 & 2022, Room 483
- Service status: active
- 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)
- [Unified Judicial System 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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- bachelor — and criminal justice from Temple University — 1979
- She subsequently became regional counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry and subsequently counsel for CNA Insurance Company
- Before joining the bench, Hill served as a bail officer for Pre-Trial Services of Philadelphia and as an advocate for Women Against Abuse while in law school.

### Education

- She then completed her J.D. at Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law in 1984, followed by a master’s degree in trial advocacy from Temple University and a master’s degree in judicial studies from the University of Nevada

### Additional information

- Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas since her election in 1999, presiding over numerous civil and criminal cases in the jurisdiction.
- Highly experienced jurist with a career spanning over four decades in law and public service.
- Throughout her tenure, Judge Hill has presided over numerous cases in Philadelphia County, including civil and criminal matters filed in recent years, reflecting her ongoing role in the local judiciary
- Judge Hill has been active in professional organizations, including the Philadelphia Bar Association, Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Judicial Council, National Bar Association, and the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges.
- She has also contributed to judicial committees such as the Judicial Education Committee, Judicial Criminal Rules & Procedures Committee, and the Juvenile Court Committee
- After earning her law degree, she held the role of a staff attorney at the Defender Association of Philadelphia.



## 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.
