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# Michael D. Kaufman

Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 23-3-01 · Magisterial District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 23-3-01
- 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 newly elected Judge of the Sandusky Municipal Court in Ohio, serving a six‐year term starting January 1, 2026

### Education


### Additional information

- Legal Career: Began practicing law in Erie County, Ohio, in 1998 Partner at Kaufman & Kaufman, Co., LPA Extensive experience in general civil litigation, domestic relations, criminal defense, estate planning, probate, land transactions, and municipal representation held the role of Assistant Law Director/Municipal Prosecutor for Sandusky, Prosecutor for Kelleys Island and Huron, Solicitor for Bay View, and Special Prosecutor for Ottawa County Former member of Erie County Health Department Board of Health (President Pro Tempore)