Pa. Will Elect Judges to Statewide Courts in 2021

Pennsylvania's General Election in 2021 will be held Nov. 2 and will include some candidates for statewide judicial offices.

The state's primary will be held May 18, 2021.

Judges in Pennsylvania are elected either in retention elections or partisan elections. Pa. is the only state in the nation that holds its judicial elections solely in odd-numbered years.

Supreme Court

The term of one Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice will expire on Dec. 31, 2021.

The seat held by Justice Thomas Saylor (R) is up for partisan election in the Nov. 2, 2021, General Election.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court...