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# John P. Bruner

Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 27-3-10 · Magisterial District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 27-3-10
- State: Pennsylvania
- Role: Magisterial District Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## 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/minor-courts/magisterial-district-judges)
- [Official roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/minor-courts/magisterial-district-judges)
- [Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania official judicial roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/minor-courts/magisterial-district-judges)
- [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

- The elected Magisterial District Judge for District 27‐3‐10 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, serving until the end of 2027
- Magisterial District Judges are elected by the public and serve under the supervision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the Washington County President Judge

### Education


### Additional information

- Judge Bruner’s Magisterial District 27‐3‐10 covers multiple communities in Washington County, including: Amwell Township, Blaine Township, Buffalo Township, Canton Township, Claysville Borough, Donegal Township, East Finley Township, Green Hills Borough, Hopewell Township, Independence Township, Morris Township, South Franklin Township, West Finley Township, and West Middletown Borough
- As a Magisterial District Judge, John P. Bruner presides over the court of initial jurisdiction for criminal cases in Pennsylvania, including summary and preliminary hearings for misdemeanor and felony offenses, as well as civil cases where the amount in dispute does not exceed $12,000