The voting public has a rare opportunity this spring to help determine the future of the Pennsylvania judiciary, as a pair of ballot measures set to appear in the April 26 primary could amend the state constitution and have a significant impact on the courts.

With the public notice process due to begin by Jan. 26, the two questions—on raising the judicial retirement age and eliminating Philadelphia Traffic Court from the Pennsylvania Constitution—come at a time when the judiciary and the legal community are under the microscope in the state.

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