List of justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
EstablishedMay 22, 1722 (1722-05-22)
(1684 as Provincial Court)
LocationHarrisburg
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Composition methodpartisan election with "Yes/No" retention vote at end-of-term
Authorized byConstitution of Pennsylvania
Judge term length10 years
Number of positions7
WebsitePennsylvania Supreme Court website
Chief Justice
CurrentlyMax Baer
SinceApril 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)
Lead position endsDecember 24, 2022 (2022-12-24)
Jurist term endsDecember 24, 2022 (2022-12-24)
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Current Bench
Name Born Elected Party when first elected Retention Year of next retention election Reaches age 75 Prior positions and education

Debra Todd
Chief Justice

 (1957-10-15) October 15, 1957 in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania 2007 Democratic 2017 2027 October 15, 2032 Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2000–2007); Private Practice (1982–1999); J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law (1982); B.A., Chatham College (1979).
Christine Donohue (1952-12-24) December 24, 1952 in Coaldale, Pennsylvania 2015 Democratic First term 2025 December 24, 2027 Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2008–2015); Private Practice, (1980–2007); J.D., Duquesne University School of Law (1980); B.A., East Stroudsburg University (1974).
Kevin Dougherty (1962-05-19) May 19, 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2015 Democratic First term 2025 May 19, 2037 Judge, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (2001–2016); Private Practice, (1995–2001); Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia County (1990–1995);J.D., Antioch School of Law (1987); B.A., Temple University (1985).
David Wecht (1962-05-20) May 20, 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland 2015 Democratic First term 2025 May 20, 2037 Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2012–2015); Judge, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (2003–2012); Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court, Allegheny County; Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Judge George MacKinnon; J.D., Yale Law School (1987); B.A., Yale University (1984).
Sallie Updyke Mundy (1962-06-29) June 29, 1962 in Elmira, New York 2017 [note 1] Republican First term 2027 June 29, 2037 Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2010–2016); Private Practice (1988-2009); Volunteer Public Defender, Public Defender's Office of Tioga County; Law Clerk, Tioga County Court of Common Pleas (1987-1988); J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law (1987); B.A., Washington and Jefferson College (1984).
P. Kevin Brobson (1970-11-26) November 26, 1970 in Mountoursville, Pennsylvania 2021 Republican First term 2031 November 26, 2045 Judge, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (2010-2021); Private Practice (1996–2009); Law Clerk, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1995–1996); J.D., Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg Campus (1995); B.A., Lycoming College (1992).
Vacancy A vacancy was created upon the death of Chief Justice Max Baer on October 1, 2022.[1]

Complete list of justices

Following is a complete list of justices:[2]

C.J Logan
C.J. Allen
C.J. Chew
J. Willing
C.J. McKean
C.J. Shippen
C.J. Tilghman
C.J. Gibson
C.J. Lewis
C.J. Lowrie
J. Strong
C.J. Woodward
C.J. Agnew
C.J. Sharswood
C.J. Mercur
C.J. Paxon
C.J. Sterrett
C.J. McCollum
C.J. Fell
C.J. Brown
C.J. Schaffer
C.J. Eagen
Justice Joined court Chief Justice
William Welsh1684
William Crispin1681(died at sea before reaching Pennsylvania)
William Wood1684
Robert Turner1684
John Eckley1684
Nicholas More16841684
William Clarke16841703–04
James Clapoole1685
Arthur Cooke16851686–90
John Simcock16861690–1701
James Harrison1686
John Cann1686
Joseph Growden16901707–18
Thomas Wynne1690
Griffith Jones1690
Edward Blake1690
William Salway1693
Anthony Morris1694
Cornelius Empston1697
Edward Shippen1698
William Biles1699
Robert French1701
Caleb Pusey1701
Thomas Masters1701
Samuel Finney1701
John Guest17011701–03, 1704, 1705–06
Jasper Yeates1704
William Trent1704
Roger Mompesson17061706–07
Richard Hill1711
Jonathan Dickinson1711
George Roche1715
Robert Assheton1716
David Lloyd17171718–31
Jeremiah Langhorne17261739–42
Thomas Graeme1731
James Logan17311731–39
Thomas Griffitts1739
William Till1743
Lawrence Growden1750
Caleb Cowpland1750
William Allen17501750–74
William Coleman1758
Alexander Steadman1764
John Lawrence1767
Thomas Willing1767
John Morton1774
Benjamin Chew17741774–77
William Augustus Atlee1777
John Evans1777
Thomas McKean17771777–99
George Bryan1780
Jacob Rush1784
Edward Shippen IV17911799–1806
Jasper Yeates1791
William Bradford1791
Thomas Smith1794
Hugh Henry Brackenridge1800
William Tilghman18061806–27
John Bannister Gibson18161827–51
Thomas Duncan1817
Morton Cropper Rogers1826
Charles Huston1826
John Tod1827
Frederick Smith1828
John Ross1830
John Kennedy1830
Thomas Sergeant1834
Thomas Burnside1845
Richard Coulter1846
Thomas S. Bell1846
George Chambers1851
Ellis Lewis18511854–57
Walter H. Lowrie18511857–63
George W. Woodward18521863–67
John C. Knox1853
Jeremiah S. Black18511851–54
James Armstrong1857
James Thompson18571867–72
William Strong1857
William A. Porter1858
Gaylord Church1858
John M. Read18581872–73
Daniel Agnew18631873–79
George Sharswood18671879–83
Henry W. Williams1868
Ulysses Mercur18721883–87
Isaac G. Gordon18731887–89
Edward M. Paxson18751889–93
Warren I. Woodward1875
James P. Sterrett18771893–1900
John Trunkey1877
Henry Green18791900
Silas M. Clark1882
Henry W. Williams1887
Alfred Hand1888
J. Brewster McCollum18881900–03
James T. Mitchell18881903–10
Christopher Heydrick1891
John Dean1892
Samuel Gustine Thompson1893
D. Newlin Fell18941910–15
J. Hay Brown18991915–21
S.L. Mestrezat1899
William P. Potter1899
John P. Elkin1905
John Stewart1905
Robert von Moschzisker19101921–30
Robert S. Frazer19151930–36
Emory A. Walling1916
Alexander Simpson Jr.1918
Edward J. Fox1918
John W. Kephart19191936–40
Sylvester B. Sadler1921
William I. Schaffer19201940–43
George W. Maxey19301943–50
James B. Drew19311950–52
William B. Linn1932
Horace Stern19361952–56
H. Edgar Barnes1935
Marion D. Patterson1940
William M. Parker1941
Allen M. Stearne1942
Howard W. Hughes1943
Charles Alvin Jones19451956–61
John C. Bell Jr.19501961–72
Grover C. Ladner1950
T. McKeen Chidsey1950
Michael Musmanno1952
John C. Arnold1953
Benjamin R. Jones19571972–77
Herbert B. Cohen1957
Thomas D. McBride1958
Curtis Bok1958
Michael J. Eagen19601977–80
Anne X. Alpern1961
Henry X. O'Brien19611980–83
Earl S. Keim1962
Samuel J. Roberts19631983–84
Thomas W. Pomeroy Jr.1968
Alexander F. Barbieri1971
Robert N. C. Nix Jr.19721984–96
Louis L. Manderino1972
Israel Packel1977
Rolf Larsen1978
John P. Flaherty Jr.19791996–2001
Bruce William Kauffman1980
Roy Wilkinson Jr.1981
William D. Hutchinson1982
James T. McDermott1982
Stephen Zappala Sr.19832002–03
Nicholas P. Papadakos1984
Juanita Kidd Stout1988
Ralph Cappy19892003–08
Frank J. Montemuro Jr.1992
Ronald D. Castille19942008–14
Russell M. Nigro1995
Sandra Schultz Newman1995
Thomas G. Saylor19982015–21
Michael Eakin2002
William H. Lamb2003
Max Baer20042021–22
Cynthia Baldwin2006
James J. Fitzgerald III2007
Debra Todd20082022–
Seamus McCaffery2008
Jane Cutler Greenspan2008
Joan Orie Melvin2010
Correale Stevens2013
Christine Donohue2016
Kevin Dougherty2016
David Wecht2016
Sallie Updyke Mundy2016
Kevin Brobson2021

Notes
  1. Sallie Updyke Mundy was nominated to fill a vacancy by Governor Tom Wolf and confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate in 2016. She was elected to a full term in 2017.

References
  1. Mastrull, Diane (October 1, 2022). "Pa. Supreme Court Chief Justice Max Baer has died". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  2. "Historical List of Supreme Court Justices". Retrieved August 3, 2021.
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