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Pennsylvania Supreme Court
The highest court in Pennsylvania. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Partisan electionHow justices are chosenVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.
10 yearsTerm length
7Sitting justices
1722Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Debra Todd
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Democratic
Took office: 2008
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Kevin Brobson
Justice
Party as listed: Republican
Took office: January 3, 2022
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Christine Donohue
Justice
Party as listed: Democratic
Took office: January 8, 2016
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Kevin M. Dougherty
Justice
Party as listed: Democratic
Took office: January 5, 2016
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Daniel D. McCaffery
Justice
Party as listed: Democratic
Took office: January 2, 2024
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Sallie Mundy
Justice
Party as listed: Republican
Took office: 2016
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
David Wecht
Justice
Party as listed: Unaffiliated
Took office: January 7, 2016
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, Pennsylvania Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.