--- title: "Nusrat J. Rashid | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nusrat-j-rashid-pa-32-d193d59c" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Nusrat J. Rashid Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 32 (Delaware County) · Common Pleas Judge ## Profile - Court: Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 32 (Delaware 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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nusrat-j-rashid-pa-32-d193d59c", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nusrat-j-rashid-pa-32-d193d59c", "name": "Nusrat J. Rashid | KnowJudges", "description": "Nusrat J. Rashid, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 32 (Delaware County). Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-07-26", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nusrat-j-rashid-pa-32-d193d59c#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nusrat-j-rashid-pa-32-d193d59c#judge", "name": "Nusrat J. 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Allen of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas and served as a civil trial attorney in Philadelphia ### Education - Raised in York County, PA, she obtained a B.A. in History and Black Studies from Swarthmore College - Temple University Beasley School of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Elected in November 2019 and sworn in on January 3, 2020 for a ten‐year term on the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas - She received the 2019 Main Line Magazine Lawyer of the Year in Criminal Defense and the 2020 Judge Carolyn H. Nichols Drum Major for Justice Award for distinguished community service and leadership - Elected judge of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, assigned to the Family Law Section, with a background in criminal defense, family law, and public service - Before her judicial appointment, Judge Rashid practiced law in Delaware County for ten years - focusing on criminal defense and family/dependency law - She is admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc - Judge Rashid serves on the George Lindsay Foundation board, is active in the Delaware County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations (House of Delegates), and the Clifford Scott Green Judicial Council of the National Bar Association ## 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.