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# J. Brian Johnson

Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County · Common Pleas Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County
- State: Pennsylvania
- Role: Common Pleas Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## 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/courts-of-common-pleas/common-pleas-judges/print-view)
- [Official roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/common-pleas-judges/print-view)
- [Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania official judicial roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/common-pleas-judges/print-view)
- [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

- Special Counsel at Duane Morris LLP in Philadelphia, working in the firm’s litigation department in the Lehigh Valley office from 1996 to 2003

### Education

- B.A. in English from Villanova University in 1977 and a J.D. from Temple University School of Law in 1981.

### Additional information

- He has been an active member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association since 1984, the Bar Association of Lehigh County since 1982, and the Donald E. Wieand Inn of Court since 2000
- He has taught as an adjunct instructor, including a Master’s course in Legal and Ethical Issues in Psychology at Chestnut Hill College from 2011 to 2020 and Business Law at Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales (now DeSales University) from 1986 to 1987
- Judge Johnson maintains detailed civil pre-trial and trial procedures for cases assigned to him, emphasizing in-person attendance, proper filing of motions, and structured settlement conferences.
- He also oversees procedural compliance for status conferences, pre-trial conferences, and compulsory arbitration matters



## 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.