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Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2008–2015) Kevin Dougherty May 19, 1962 (age 62) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: January 4, 2016 Democratic: First term 2025 May 19, 2037 Judge, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (2001–2015) David Wecht May 20, 1962 (age 62) in Baltimore, Maryland: January 4, 2016 Democratic: First term
Supreme Court justices have life tenure, meaning that they serve until they die, resign, retire, or are impeached and removed from office. For the 107 non-incumbent justices, the average length of service was 6,203 days (16 years, 359 days). [1] [A] The longest serving justice was William O. Douglas, with a tenure of 13,358 days (36
The Supreme Court justice with the longest continuous service on the court automatically becomes Chief Justice. A president judge and a court administrator serve in each of the 60 judicial districts. In districts with seven or fewer judges, the president judge with the longest continuous service holds this position.
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The number of justices on the Supreme Court was changed six times before settling at the present total of nine in 1869. [1] A total of 115 persons have served on the Supreme Court since 1789. Justices have life tenure, and so they serve until they die in office, resign or retire, or are impeached and removed from office.
Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.
Pages in category "Justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania" The following 97 pages are in this category, out of 97 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Below are lists of the 25 longest-serving justices of the Supreme Court by active service and total service. [3] Their tenures generally differ from those found at list of United States Supreme Court justices by time in office by several days, as that page uses a justice's oath of office, rather than their date of commission, as their start ...