The sluggish economy and declining tax revenues have caused legislators in Harrisburg to consider proposals to reduce the size of Pennsylvania’s state government in various respects. One of the more aggressive proposals recently in the news envisions high-profile cuts to each of the three branches of state government.
With regard to Pennsylvania’s appellate judiciary, this particular proposal would eliminate two judgeships on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and four judgeships on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. If adopted, membership on the state Supreme Court would constrict from seven to five justices, while membership on the Superior Court would constrict from 15 to 11 judges.
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