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# Steven D. Stambaugh

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 19 (York County) · Common Pleas Judge

## Profile

- Court: Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 19 (York 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

- Judge Steven D. Stambaugh, 61, of York, Pennsylvania, was indicted in October 2024 on federal fraud and obstruction charges, later had those charges dismissed, and has been reinstated to the York County Court of Common Pleas
- The indictment also claimed that from April 2021 to November 2022, he attempted to intimidate a government witness and obstruct justice while serving as a judicial officer
- Indicted on 26 counts of wire fraud, 2 counts of mail fraud, 2 counts of witness tampering, and 1 count of obstruction of justice The federal government alleged that from March to May 2020, he directed employees of his personal injury law firm to file and collect unemployment benefits during the COVID‐19 pandemic while continuing to work for him
- Currently serving as a judge in York County, PA
- As of now, Judge Stambaugh is reinstated and active on the York County Court of Common Pleas

### Education



### Additional information

- In November 2025, he entered a pretrial diversion agreement under which he did not have to plead guilty or go to trial, but had to meet certain conditions and avoid criminal activity In December 2025, a federal judge granted the U.S. Attorney’s request to dismiss the charges with prejudice, ending the case permanently
- Following the indictment, the Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline suspended Stambaugh without pay



## 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.