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# Todd M. Sponseller

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 39 (Franklin and Fulton Counties) · Common Pleas Judge

## Profile

- Court: Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 39 (Franklin and Fulton Counties)
- 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

- The 39th Judicial District uses modern court scheduling systems for public access to court events, and Judge Sponseller’s schedule is available online for public viewing
- His career spans civil and criminal law, private practice, and public service, and he continues to serve in the Court of Common Pleas with a focus on fairness, integrity, and community engagement

### Education

- Bachelor’s degree in history from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 1992 and a J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law in 1999.

### Additional information

- Judges are elected to 10-year terms, and Sponseller is up for retention in the 2025 Pennsylvania General Election
- Elected to the bench on November 3, 2015, after running unopposed in the general election and winning both the Democratic and Republican primaries.
- In 2010, he moved to Pennsylvania, joining DiLoreto Cosentio Bolinger briefly before opening his own private practice
- Well-experienced attorney and community-oriented judge, serving Franklin and Fulton Counties.
- 39th Judicial District Court of Common Pleas, which covers Franklin and Fulton Counties in Pennsylvania.
- As a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Sponseller presides over a wide range of cases, including adoption, divorce, child custody, abuse, juvenile delinquency, estates, and charitable organization matters.
- He began his legal career in West Virginia, practicing civil litigation at several law firms, including McQueen, Harmon & Murphy, Campbell Woods, Pullen, Fowler & Flanigan, and Bailey & Wyant.
- handling civil litigation, criminal law, and family law matters.
- He also held the role of a contractor for indigent criminal defense in Franklin County, appearing in court for preliminary hearings and felony trials



## 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.