Henry S. Perkin at a glance
- Current role
- Magistrate
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania · State
- Judicial service
- March 2, 2007–present
Henry S. Perkin
Magistrate · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Upon graduation, Perkin clerked for Alfred T. Williams, Jr., president judge of the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas. Perkin went on to work as an assistant public defender from 1975 to 1977 and as an assistant district attorney from 1977 to 1987 in Lehigh County "Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (Judicial)"). He served as the Lehigh County solicitor from 1995 through 2006 and from 2006 to 2007 as the solicitor for the City of Allentown.
Judicial service
- Magistrate, District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania, 2007-present
Education
- Duquesne University · 1969
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
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9506/henry-s-perkin/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