Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Supreme Court By The Numbers:
Justice
Former prosecutor
Former public defender
- 7 Total seats
- 0 Current vacancies
- 2 Prosecutors
- 1 Public Defender (or other indigent defense experience)
- 0 Civil Rights Lawyers
How Members of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court are Selected:
Partisan Election, Retention Election
Justices are selected in partisan elections to a 10-year term, after which they stand for retention elections where party affiliation is not indicated. The mandatory date of retirement is the end of the year in which a justice turns 75. Interim selections to fill vacancies that occur between elections are made by governor appointment.
Selection method sources:
Ballotpedia, Judicial Election Methods By State; Brennan Center for Justice, Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map