Chris Potter

Local voters get to select candidates for Pittsburgh mayor, City Council, Allegheny County Council, and multiple judicial offices in the Nov. 2025 general election.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht — all Democrats — will retain their seats on the state’s high court.

Democrats won open seats on both the Superior and Commonwealth Courts, and two others were retained.

In the final days before Pennsylvanians decide whether to return three Supreme Court Justices to the bench next year, President Donald Trump made a last-ditch effort on social media to sway the outcome.

Pennsylvania voters are being asked whether they wish to keep three Supreme Court justices — including David Wecht — on the bench after they’ve served 10 years.

The move, which is set to take place in the latter part of 2026, is expected to create 735 jobs and retain 265 others, Gov. Josh Shapiro's office says.

For all the political debate about whether or not to retain state Supreme Court justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty or David Wecht this fall, one question rarely gets discussed: If voters decide to send them home on Nov. 4 … what happens next?

Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin, who was in Pittsburgh this week, says the national party has no choice but to get involved in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention vote.

Pa.'s governor and Michigan senator join local Dems to urge retention.

Eight seats are up for grabs on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Seven judges also are seeking retention for additional, 10-year terms.