Ann Butchart at a glance
- Current role
- Senior Judge, Trial Division - Civil
- Court
- Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 01 (Philadelphia County)
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania · State
- Judicial service
- Senior
Ann Butchart
Senior Judge, Trial Division - Civil · Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judicial District 01 (Philadelphia County)
Available research
Courtroom rules and guidance
Physical And Oversized Exhibits
Philadelphia Rule 5101 requires physical evidence and oversized exhibits to be photographed, converted to letter-sized PDF, marked, and produced during trial or an evidentiary hearing.
Physical evidence and oversized exhibits must be photographed by the proponent, converted to letter sized pdf and appropriately marked and produced during the trial or evidentiary hearing.Philadelphia Rule of Judicial Administration No. *5101 ↗
Audio And Video Exhibits
Electronic evidence, including audio or video exhibits, must be supplied on a USB drive, CD/DVD, or another medium specified by the presiding judge or Office of Judicial Records.
Electronic evidence, including audio or video exhibits, must be produced by the proponent on a USB drive, CD/DVD, or other medium specified by the presiding judge or Office of Judicial Records.Philadelphia Rule of Judicial Administration No. *5101 ↗
Post Trial Exhibit Filing
For Civil Section trials and evidentiary hearings, each proponent must upload documentary exhibits and provide any audio or video media to the Office of Judicial Records within five days after the proceeding concludes.
within five (5) days of the conclusion of the trial or evidentiary hearing, counsel for each proponent of the exhibits and evidence shall upload their documentary exhibits through the Electronic Filing SystemPhiladelphia Rule of Judicial Administration No. *5101 ↗
Recording Photography Evidence Presentation
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.
the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom ↗
Sources
First Judicial District of Pennsylvania official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/cpcivil/Civil-Judicial-Assignment.pdfPhiladelphia Rule of Judicial Administration No. *5101
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/regs/2024/06-of-2024-GCR.pdf201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?d=&file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F201%2Fchapter19%2Fchap19toc.html