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# Jacqueline O. Shogan

Superior Court of Pennsylvania · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- State: Pennsylvania
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 2008-present
- Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania from 2008 until her retirement in 2021
- Beyond her judicial work, Shogan served on the Board of Directors of Neighborhood Legal Services, taught appellate practice at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and served as an arbitrator and mediator

### Education

- B.S. in Nursing from Temple University (1975) and a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Virginia (1981)

### Additional information

- She later obtained her Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law in 1990 Before entering the judiciary, she worked as a clinical nurse specialist, clinical instructor, and staff nurse, then held the role of a law clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1997–2001)
- Born June 5, 1953, in New York City
- practiced law at Thorp, Reed & Armstrong LLP
- focusing on civil litigation, health law, and administrative law

## 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/8246/jacqueline-o-shogan/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8246/jacqueline-o-shogan/)
- [Superior Court of Pennsylvania current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8246/jacqueline-o-shogan/)
- [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/8246/jacqueline-o-shogan/)

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