{"id":72,"date":"2025-06-20T18:41:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:18:13","slug":"judge-john-j-trucilla","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/elected-officials\/judge-john-j-trucilla\/","title":{"rendered":"Honorable Judge John J. Trucilla"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twoColumn\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align:center\"> Honorable Judge John J. Trucilla <\/h1>\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"732\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4100596.smushcdn.com\/4100596\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Honorable-John-J-Trucilla.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"Honorable Judge John J. 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Elected November 6, 2001; Seated January 2, 2002; President Judge (January 2016 \u2013 2021); Administrative Judge-Family Division (January 2006 \u2013 December 2015; January 2021 \u2013 December 2025);<\/p>\n\n\t\t<p>Born in Erie, Pennsylvania; Educated at the University of Dayton (B.A. Political Science)1982; University of Dayton School of Law (J.D.)1985; Admitted to the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the United States District Court for the Western District of PA, and all Pennsylvania Courts; judicial law clerk to the Honorable Shad Connelly, January 1986 \u2013 January 1988 (recipient of Distinguished Law Clerk Award); Assistant District Attorney, Erie County, Pennsylvania, January 1988 \u2013 April 1990;June 2001 \u2013 December 2001; United States Department of Justice, Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, April 1990 \u2013 January 2001 (Chief of Northwest Pennsylvania Division, 1994 \u2013 2001), (numerous commendations and distinguished service awards from, inter alia, the United States Attorney General, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Internal Revenue Service \u2013 Criminal Investigation Div., U.S. Customs Service, U.S. Marshal Service, PA Attorney General, and Erie County District Attorney\u2019s Office); Knox, McLaughlin, Gornall &#038; Sennett, January 2001 \u2013 June 2001; Adjunct Professor, Penn State University-The Behrend College,1989 \u2013 Present; Adjunct Professor Gannon University (undergraduate and graduate levels), January 2002 \u2013 Present; Instructor, PA State Police Academy, Northwest Training Center, 1997 \u2013 2001(Presenter of local, state and federal seminars regarding miscellaneous topics involving criminal law); Member-Citizen Oversight Committee of OCY \u2013 2006; Member-By-Laws Revision Committee of the PA Conference of State Trial Judges-2006; Member- Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Member-American Judges Association; Member-Juvenile Court Judges\u2019 Commission; Coordinator-Committee for PA\u2019s Roundtable for Children Initiative(2007); Member-Erie County Criminal Justice Coalition; Member \u2013 Erie Truancy Task Force, 2007-Present; Chosen as Youth Leadership Institute 2011 Person of the Year; Co-Founder of Erie County\u2019s Parent Coordinator Committee; Selected as 2012 Honorary Chairperson of Global Youth Service Day for Erie County, April 21, 2012. Founder \u2013 \u201cJuveniles on the Run for Success\u201d; Member of \u201cFlipside\u201d initiative to deter youth gun violence, May 2015 \u2013 Present; Introduced and implemented \u201cCourthouse Comfort Canines\u201d to Erie County Court of Common Pleas, October 2015; Selected for Cathedral Preparatory President\u2019s Hall of Fame as Distinguished Alumnus, April 2016; Recipient Boys &#038; Girls Club Community Service Award for Commitment to Youth, October 24, 2018; Recipient of PA Bar Association Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille Judge\u2019s Award: For Commitment to Legal Aid, August 22, 2019; Presented Gannon University CHESS (College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences) Outstanding Adjunct Professor Award (2020 \u2013 2021); Recipient of Leadership Award (2022), presented by Jefferson Civic Leadership Academy, January 19, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<p>Married to Suzanne; six (6) children;<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honorable Judge John J. Trucilla Contact Information Erie County Courthouse 140 West Sixth Street Room 218 Courtroom E, Room 219 Erie, PA 16501 814-451-6481 814-451-7460 (fax) Courtroom E View Chamber\/Motion Court Procedures Additional Information All Judges View All Chamber\/Motion Court Procedures Court Schedules Page Judge \u2013 Erie County Court of Common Pleas, 6th Judicial District; [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/elected-officials\/judge-john-j-trucilla\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Honorable Judge John J. 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