A state trial court

Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County

A general-jurisdiction trial court in Pennsylvania.

The Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County is a general-jurisdiction trial court in Pennsylvania, where most civil and criminal cases are first heard. Its judges are chosen by partisan election, the method Pennsylvania uses for its judges. This page lists the court's sitting judges, from Pennsylvania's official judicial directory.

Judges in history

Currently serving

Partisan

Selection

10-yr

Term

Current judges

Judge	Since
Carolyn Tornetta Carluccio	–
William R. Carpenter	–
Daniel J. Clifford III	–
Patricia E. Coonahan	–
Thomas M. Del Ricci	–
Wendy Demchick-Alloy	–
Todd D. Eisenberg	–
Risa Vetri Ferman	–
Richard P. Haaz	–
Henry S. Hilles III	–
Lauren A. Hughes	–
Raymond McGarry	–
Lois E. Murphy	–
Steven T. O'Neill	–
Garrett D. Page	–
Mary Coyne Pugh	–
Daniel G. Ronca	–
Wendy G. Rothstein	–
Jeffrey S. Saltz	–
Melissa S. Sterling	–
Andrea Nicole Tate-Wilborn	–
Steven C. Tolliver	–
Virgil B. Walker	–
Kelly C. Wall	–

Former judges

No former judges on record.

How a judge reaches this court. Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County are chosen in partisan elections to 10-year terms and then face yes-or-no retention elections. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any judge to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, Common Pleas Judges Directory; selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data last verified 2026-07-01. Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).