List of justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Established	May 22, 1722 ; (1684 as Provincial Court)
Location	Harrisburg ; Pittsburgh ; Philadelphia
Composition method	partisan election with "Yes/No" retention vote at end-of-term
Authorized by	Constitution of Pennsylvania
Judge term length	10 years
Number of positions	7
Website	Pennsylvania Supreme Court website
Chief Justice
Currently	Max Baer
Since	April 1, 2021
Lead position ends	December 24, 2022
Jurist term ends	December 24, 2022

Philadelphia

Harrisburg

Pittsburgh

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Court locations

Current Bench[]

Name	Born	Elected	Party when first elected	Retention	Year of next retention election	Reaches age 75	Prior positions and education
Max Baer Chief Justice	(1947-12-24) December 24, 1947 (age 74) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	2003	Democratic	2013	Final term	December 24, 2022	Judge, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (1989–2003); Private Practice (1980–1989); Deputy Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1975–1979); J.D., Duquesne University School of Law (1975); B.A., University of Pittsburgh (1971).
Debra Todd	(1957-10-15) October 15, 1957 (age 64) 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 (age 69) 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 (age 59) 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 (age 59) 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 (age 59) 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 (age 51) 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).

Complete list of justices^[1][]

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
Welsh, William	1684
Crispin, William	1681	(died at sea before reaching Pennsylvania)
Wood, William	1684
Turner, Robert	1684
Eckley, John	1684
More, Nicholas	1684	1684
Clarke, William	1684	1703–04
Clapoole, James	1685
Cooke, Arthur	1685	1686–90
Simcock, John	1686	1690–1701
Harrison, James	1686
Cann, John	1686
Growden, Joseph	1690	1707–18
Alricks, Peter	1690
Wynne, Thomas	1690
Jones, Griffith	1690
Blake, Edward	1690
Salway, William	1693
Morris, Anthony	1694
Empston, Cornelius	1697
Shippen, Edward	1698
Biles, William	1699
French, Robert	1701
Pusey, Caleb	1701
Masters, Thomas	1701
Finney, Samuel	1701
Guest, John	1701	1701–03, 1704, 1705–06
Yates, Jasper	1704
Trent, William	1704
Mompesson, Roger	1706	1706–07
Hill, Richard	1711
Dickinson, Jonathan	1711
Roche, George	1715
Assheton, Robert	1716
Lloyd, David	1717	1718–31
Langhorne, Jeremiah	1726	1739–42
Graeme, Thomas	1731
Logan, James	1731	1731–39
Griffits, Thomas	1739
Till, William	1743
Growden, Lawrence	1750
Cowpland, Caleb	1750
Allen, William	1750	1750–74
Coleman, William	1758
Steadman, Alexander	1764
Lawrence, John	1767
Willing, Thomas	1767
Morton, John	1774
Chew, Benjamin	1774	1774–77
Atlee, William Augustus	1777
Evans, John	1777
McKean, Thomas	1777	1777–99
Bryan, George	1780
Rush, Jacob	1784
Shippen, Edward	1791	1799–1806
Yeates, Jasper	1791
Bradford, William	1791
Smith, Thomas	1794
Brackenridge, Hugh Henry	1800
Tilghman, William	1806	1806–27
Gibson, John Bannister	1816	1827–51
Duncan, Thomas	1817
Rogers, Morton Cropper	1826
Huston, Charles	1826
Tod, John	1827
Smith, Frederick	1828
Ross, John	1830
Kennedy, John	1830
Sergeant, Thomas	1834
Burnside, Thomas	1845
Coulter, Richard	1846
Bell, Thomas S.	1846
Chambers, George	1851
Lewis, Ellis	1851	1854–57
Lowrie, Walter H.	1851	1857–63
Woodward, George W.	1852	1863–67
Knox, John C.	1853
Black, Jeremiah S.	1851	1851–54
Armstrong, James	1857
Thompson, James	1857	1867–72
Strong, William	1857
Porter, William A.	1858
Church, Gaylord	1858
Read, John M.	1858	1872–73
Agnew, Daniel	1863	1873–79
Sharswood, George	1867	1879–83
Williams, Henry W.	1868
Mercur, Ulysses	1872	1883–87
Gordon, Isaac G.	1873	1887–89
Paxson, Edward M.	1875	1889–93
Woodward, Warren I.	1875
Sterrett, James P.	1877	1893–1900
Trunkey, John	1877
Green, Henry	1879	1900
Clark, Silas M.	1882
Williams, Henry W.	1887
Hand, Alfred	1888
McCollum, J. Brewster	1888	1900–03
Mitchell, James T.	1888	1903–10
Heydrick, Christopher	1891
Dean, John	1892
Thompson, Samuel Gustine	1893
Fell, D. Newlin	1894	1910–15
Brown, J. Hay	1899	1915–21
Mestrezat, S. Leslie	1899
Potter, William P.	1899
Elkin, John P.	1905
Stewart, John	1905
von Moschzisker, Robert	1910	1921–30
Frazer, Robert S.	1915	1930–36
Walling, Emory A.	1916
Simpson Jr., Alexander	1918
Fox, Edward J.	1918
Kephart, John W.	1919	1936–40
Sadler, Sylvester B.	1921
Schaffer, William I.	1920	1940–43
Maxey, George W.	1930	1943–50
Drew, James B.	1931	1950–52
Linn, William B.	1932
Stern, Horace	1936	1952–56
Barnes, H. Edgar	1935
Patterson, Marion D.	1940
Parker, William M.	1941
Stearne, Allen M.	1942
Hughes, Howard W.	1943
Jones, Charles Alvin	1945	1956–61
Bell, Jr., John C.	1950	1961–72
Ladner, Grover C.	1950
Chidsey, Thomas McKeen	1950
Musmanno, Michael A.	1952
Arnold, John C.	1953
Jones, Benjamin R.	1957	1972–77
Cohen, Herbert B.	1957
McBride, Thomas D.	1958
Bok, Curtis	1958
Eagen, Michael J.	1960	1977–80
Alpern, Anne X.	1961
O'Brien, Henry X.	1961	1980–83
Keim, Earl S.	1962
Roberts, Samuel J.	1963	1983–84
Pomeroy Jr., Thomas W.	1968
Barbieri, Alexander F.	1971
Nix Jr., Robert N.C.	1972	1984–96
Manderino, Louis L.	1972
Packel, Israel	1977
Larsen, Rolf	1978
Flaherty Jr., John P.	1979	1996–2001
Kauffman, Bruce W.	1980
Wilkinson Jr., Roy	1981
Hutchinson, William D.	1982
McDermott, James T.	1982
Zappala, Sr., Stephen A.	1983	2002–03
Papadakos, Nicholas P.	1984
Stout, Juanita Kidd	1988
Cappy, Ralph J.	1989	2003–08
Montemuro Jr., Frank J.	1992
Castille, Ronald D.	1994	2008–14
Nigro, Russell M.	1995
Newman, Sandra Schultz	1995
Saylor, Thomas G.	1998	2015–21
Eakin, J. Michael	2002
Lamb, William H.	2003
Baer, Max	2004	2021–
Baldwin, Cynthia A.	2006
Fitzgerald III, James J.	2007
Todd, Debra	2008
McCaffery, Seamus P.	2008
Greenspan, Jane Cutler	2008
Melvin, Joan Orie	2010
Stevens, Correale F.	2013
Donohue, Christine	2016
Dougherty, Kevin M.	2016
Wecht, David N.	2016
Mundy, Sallie Updyke	2016

Notes[]

^ 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[]

^ "Historical List of Supreme Court Justices". Retrieved August 3, 2021.

[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.

[2] "Historical List of Supreme Court Justices". Retrieved August 3, 2021.

[note 1]

[1]

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Established	May 22, 1722 (1722-05-22) (1684 as Provincial Court)
Location	Harrisburg Pittsburgh Philadelphia
Composition method	partisan election with "Yes/No" retention vote at end-of-term
Authorized by	Constitution of Pennsylvania
Judge term length	10 years
Number of positions	7
Website	Pennsylvania Supreme Court website
Chief Justice
Currently	Max Baer
Since	April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)
Lead position ends	December 24, 2022 (2022-12-24)
Jurist term ends	December 24, 2022 (2022-12-24)

List of justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Current Bench[]

Complete list of justices[1][]

Notes[]

References[]

Complete list of justices^[1][]