Cheryl Lynn Allen at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2008–present
Cheryl Lynn Allen
Judge · Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- - PA Family Sign up for emails PA Family ") Judge Cheryl Allen Of Counsel Judge Cheryl Lynn Allen is the first black woman to be elected to the Pennsylvania Superior Court, where she served from 2008 until her retirement in 2015.
Judicial service
- Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 2008-present
- - PA Family Sign up for emails PA Family ") Judge Cheryl Allen Of Counsel Judge Cheryl Lynn Allen is the first black woman to be elected to the Pennsylvania Superior Court, where she served from 2008 until her retirement in 2015.
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- Pennsylvania State University
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1975 · J.D.
Personal record
Born December 16, 1947
Courtroom rules and guidance
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
Superior Court of Pennsylvania current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8223/cheryl-lynn-allen/201 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