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Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2010–2016) P. Kevin Brobson November 26, 1970 (age 53) in Mountoursville, Pennsylvania: January 3, 2022 Republican: First term 2031 November 26, 2045 Judge, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (2010-2021) Daniel McCaffery July 20, 1964 (age 60) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: January 2, 2024
The court meets in three cities: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court consists of seven justices, each elected to ten year terms. Supreme Court judicial candidates may run on party tickets. The justice with the longest continuous service on the court automatically becomes Chief Justice.
The Pennsylvania courts of common pleas are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction. There are 60 judicial districts, 53 of which comprise only one of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, and seven comprising two counties. Each district has from one to 93 judges. The courts of common pleas hear civil cases with an amount in controversy in excess ...
Christine Donohue. Christine L. Donohue (born December 25, 1952) [1] is a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. [2][3] Prior to her election to that court in 2015, [4] she was an elected member of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, a seat she had held since 2008. She had also performed nearly three decades of service as a trial lawyer ...
Kevin M. Dougherty (born May 19, 1962) [1] is a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. [2] [3] Before his election in 2015, [4] Dougherty had served on the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia since 2001, [5] serving as an administrative judge of the trial division. [6]
Yale University ( BA, JD) David Norman Wecht (born May 20, 1962) [1] is an American attorney and jurist, who has served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania since 2016. [2] [3] Prior to his election in 2015, Wecht had served as a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. [4] [5]
Democratic. Education. University of Pittsburgh (BA) Duquesne University (JD) Robert Morris University (MS) David Max Baer[1] (December 24, 1947 – September 30, 2022) was an American judge who served as a justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from the time of his election in 2003 until his death in 2022. He was elevated to the court's ...
University of Virginia (LLM) Debra McCloskey Todd (born October 15, 1957) is an American lawyer who serves as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. [2] Prior to her election to the Supreme Court in 2007, she served as a judge on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania from 2000 through 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party.