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# Ryan M. Tira

Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County · Common Pleas Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming 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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- In July 2026, Judge Tira ruled that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence at a preliminary hearing in the case of Kenneth R. Michaels, a local business CEO accused of murdering his brother-in-law in a workplace shooting in Old Lycoming Township.
- Judge of the Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania, appointed by Governor Tom Wolf on September 3, 2019, to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Richard Gray

### Education

- B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College in 1999 and a J.D. from Temple University’s James E. Beasley School of Law in 2002.

### Additional information

- He was inaugurated on September 3, 2019, in a ceremony attended by local officials, the bar, and community members, with the Lycoming Law Association honoring him as a recent president
- Before joining the bench, he practiced law in Lycoming County, rising to partner at McNerney Page Vanderlin & Hall, and provided pro bono services for the Greater Hope Care Center and domestic violence victims.
- He has also served on multiple boards, including K’s for Cancer, the Montoursville Youth Football & Cheer League, and the Williamsport-Lycoming Chamber of Commerce
- The judge denied several defense motions, including claims of evidence suppression, and allowed the prosecution to refile the case while discovery continues



## 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.