--- title: "Nina M. Sordoni | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nina-m-sordoni-pa-common-pleas-44-ce847bf3" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-27" --- # Nina M. Sordoni Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 44 (Sullivan and Wyoming Counties) · Common Pleas Judge ## Profile - Court: Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 44 (Sullivan and Wyoming Counties) - State: Pennsylvania - Role: Common Pleas 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/courts-of-common-pleas/common-pleas-judges) - [Official roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/common-pleas-judges) - [Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania official judicial roster](https://www.pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/common-pleas-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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nina-m-sordoni-pa-common-pleas-44-ce847bf3", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nina-m-sordoni-pa-common-pleas-44-ce847bf3", "name": "Nina M. Sordoni | KnowJudges", "description": "Nina M. Sordoni, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 44 (Sullivan and Wyoming Counties). 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Stevens, reviewing criminal appeals - Sordoni has over a decade of legal practice in Northeastern Pennsylvania, currently as a partner at SDS Family Law Group, LLC, where she specializes in family law cases. ### Education - Villanova University School of Law in — J.D. (2013) ### Additional information - One of the President Judges for Wyoming County, PA, alongside President Judge Russell D. Shurtleff, and also presides over neighboring Sullivan County. - She graduated from the University of Miami (accounting major) - Her legal career began in family law, which she chose for its direct client impact. - She also serves as a solicitor for various municipalities, assisting zoning and planning boards - Active in civic and business organizations, including the Rotary Club of Tunkhannock, Wyoming County United Way, Prevent Child Abuse of America, and the Luzerne Foundation. - She has lectured on family law, advised legislators on grandparents raising grandchildren, and helped revise Wyoming/Sullivan County Rules of Court. ## 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.