Races For Statewide Courts Headline Pa. Election

November 4, 2023 4:52 am

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters will settle four statewide judicial contests in Tuesday’s election, filling an open seat on the state Supreme Court and three seats on two lower appellate courts. The state Supreme Court election is the marquee race on the ballot in the presidential battleground state. In recent years, justices have settled legal challenges emerging from a politically divided statehouse and a closely fought 2020 presidential election. The court is in line to reprise that role, with Pennsylvania expected to be one of several swing states that determine the winner of 2024’s presidential election. Judges and justices serve 10-year terms before they must run for retention to stay on the court.