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# William T. Fullerton

Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 50-3-05 · Magisterial District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court 50-3-05
- 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

- Judge Fullerton’s role is integral to the administration of justice at the local level, providing timely resolution of both civil and criminal matters in his district

### Education

### Additional information

- These courts are designed to provide accessible legal proceedings without requiring parties to have an attorney, particularly in small claims cases Judge Fullerton is affiliated with the Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania, which provides resources and professional support for judges across the state
- Magisterial District Judge in Butler County, Pennsylvania, responsible for handling a variety of civil and criminal matters within his jurisdiction
- As a Magisterial District Judge, he presides over preliminary hearings, arraignments, traffic offenses, municipal code violations, landlord/tenant disputes, and civil cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed $12,000