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494: 468: 42: 329: 479: 521:, however, espoused the principle of separation of powers and formally called for a third branch of government starting with the 1701 Judiciary Bill. In 1722, the appointed British governor needed the House to raise revenues. House leaders agreed to raise taxes in return for an independent Supreme Court. Until 1776, legislation and judicial decisions in Pennsylvania, as in various American colonies, were subject to review by the 1254: 2176: 336: 364: 350: 453: 600:), the Pennsylvania rules were amended, and judicial candidates may now express political viewpoints as long as they do not "commit or appear to commit the candidate with respect to cases, controversies or issues that are likely to come before the court." (PA Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 7 (B)(1)(c)) 590:. Justices must step down from the Supreme Court when they reach the age of 75 (at the end of the calendar year), but they may continue to serve part-time as "senior justices" on panels of the Commonwealth's lower appellate courts until they reach 78, the age of mandatory retirement. 425:. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania began in 1684 as the Provincial Court, and casual references to it as the "Supreme Court" of Pennsylvania were made official in 1722 upon its reorganization as an entity separate from the control of the 1121:(1975), in which the Court held that the unlawful possession charges as well as the relevant convictions and sentences against Harry Mimms over his illicit possession and concealed carry of an unlicensed firearm must be 1151: 642:
Under the 1874 Constitution and until the Pennsylvania state constitution of 1968, Supreme Court justices were elected to 21-year terms. At the time, it was the longest term of any elected office in the United States.
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After the ten-year term expires, a statewide yes or no vote for retention is conducted. A judge who is retained serves another ten-year term. If the judge is not retained, the governor, subject to the approval of the
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Prior to 2002, judicial candidates in Pennsylvania were prohibited from expressing their views on disputed legal or political issues. However, after a similar law in Minnesota was struck down as unconstitutional
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consisting of seven counts of misconduct. A majority of the State Senate voted against Larsen in five of the seven counts but only one charge garnered the two-thirds majority needed to convict.
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in Pennsylvania. After that court's dissolution in 1808, the Commonwealth's Supreme Court became, and remains, the court of last resort in the Pennsylvania judiciary.
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Rowe, G. S. (1994). Embattled bench: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the forging of a democratic society, 1684–1809. Newark: University of Delaware Press.
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Justice Todd became the Chief Justice on November 1, 2022 due to the death of the previous Chief Justice Max Baer.
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is overturned despite the lack of recusal on the part of then Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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protects individuals from forcibly relinquishing the passwords of their digital accounts to law enforcement.
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The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania consists of seven members who are elected to ten-year terms as justices.
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Justices must retire by the last day (December 31) of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 75.
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tickets. The justice with the longest continuous service on the court automatically becomes
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on the wall of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's chambers in the Pennsylvania State Capitol
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received a majority of no votes in the election of 2005. He was replaced by Justice
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League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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signed in 1702 by then Provincial Court of Pennsylvania chief justice
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Justices' seats in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's chambers in the
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appeals, and certain appeals from the original jurisdiction of the
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The original chambers of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in
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The three locations of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania:
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2005 Pennsylvania General Assembly pay raise controversy
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Took office after being elected in a partisan election.
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List of justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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List of state and county courthouses in Pennsylvania
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The original Pennsylvania constitutions, drafted by
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Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
40°16′01″N 76°52′57″W / 40.26694°N 76.88250°W / 40.26694; -76.88250 (Harrisburg)
Philadelphia
39°57′09″N 75°09′47″W / 39.95250°N 75.16306°W / 39.95250; -75.16306 (Philadelphia)
Pittsburgh
40°26′17″N 79°59′49″W / 40.43806°N 79.99694°W / 40.43806; -79.99694 (Pittsburgh)
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Constitution of Pennsylvania
Appeals from
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Supreme Court website
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Unified Judicial System
appellate court
United States
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
colonial governor
discretionary docket
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