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# Susan M. Gindlesperger

Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 47-1-02 · Magisterial District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 47-1-02
- 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

- Magisterial District Judge, Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 47-1-02

### Education

### Additional information

- Susan Gindlesperger ran as a candidate in the 2023 Pennsylvania General Election to continue serving in her current district
- Elected in a partisan election, defeating Max Pavlovich in the general election, and Magisterial District Judges in Pennsylvania serve six-year terms with subsequent terms won through retention elections
- District 47-1-02 covers Ferndale Borough, Geistown Borough, Richland Township (Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11), Scalp Level Borough, Southmont Borough, Stonycreek Township, Upper Yoder Township, and Westmont Borough
- As a Magisterial District Judge, Gindlesperger presides over small claims (up to $12,000), preliminary hearings for felony and misdemeanor cases, traffic violations, and other minor offenses
- Gindlesperger is also listed in the Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania, reflecting her professional affiliation with statewide judicial organizations Her role is central to the local judicial system, providing accessible legal adjudication for residents of her district and handling a wide range of civil and criminal matters at the Magisterial District Court level