Pennsylvania Bar Association recommends Supreme Court justices for retention

While right-wing billionaires are getting ready to fund a “vote no” campaign, Pennsylvania’s three Democratic Supreme Court Justices were recommended by the Pennsylvania Bar Association for retention in November’s election.

“The [Pennsylvania Bar] is an independent body, and it is a body that interviews their colleagues and others that may have been before [the Supreme Court justices] in a courtroom either, over the last 10 years or previously,” Kadida Kenner, the CEO of the New Pennsylvania Project, explained in an interview.

“They’re judging the temperament of these justices. They’re judging how they behave on the bench. And for a body that is nonpartisan to give their approval for an extended tenure for another 10 years just speaks to how nonpartisan retention elections are and should be.”

Democrats hold a 5-to-2 majority on the bench, and the three judges up for a nonpartisan “yes” or “no” retention vote this fall are Chief Justice Christine Donohue and Justices Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht.


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