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# Steven M. Chieffo

Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 23-3-03 · Magisterial District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 23-3-03
- 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


### Education


### Additional information

- Elected to his position in the general election on November 7, 2017, after participating in the partisan primary elections held on May 16, 2017.
- Judge Steven M. Chieffo presides over Magisterial District Court 23-3-03, located in Oley, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
- He ran as a Republican and defeated Matthew James in the general election.
- Landlord-tenant matters, including evictions and lease disputes His court provides the first step in the judicial process for many criminal and civil cases, ensuring timely hearings and local access to justice
- Judge Chieffo is listed in the Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania, which provides resources and professional support for judges across the state.