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# Henry S. Perkin

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- State: Pennsylvania
- Role: Magistrate
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- United States Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, serving from March 2, 2007, until March 1, 2021
- The Lehigh County solicitor from 1995 through 2006 and from 2006 to 2007 as the solicitor for the City of Allentown
- Perkin went on to work as an assistant public defender from 1975 to 1977 and as an assistant district attorney from 1977 to 1987 in Lehigh County "Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (Judicial)")
- Law Clerk for Judge Alfred T. Williams, Jr., Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, PA

### Education

- Duquesne University — 1969

### Additional information

- Magistrate, District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania, 2007-present
- Joined a renewable eight‐year term as a federal magistrate judge
- handling a variety of cases under the authority of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
- Succeeded by Pamela A. Carlos
- Upon graduation, Perkin clerked for Alfred T. Williams, Jr., president judge of the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas.

## 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/9506/henry-s-perkin/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9506/henry-s-perkin/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9506/henry-s-perkin/)
- [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/9506/henry-s-perkin/)
- [Henry Perkin - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Henry_Perkin)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.