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Ceremonies
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court occasionally holds ceremonial sessions on important occasions to induct justices, recognize staff, and mourn colleagues.
Read the published transcripts dating back to 1874.


The Declaration's Journey: 250 Years of Liberty, Equality, and Self-Government
The Supreme Court will host the Commonwealth Court Historical Society in the Madame Justice Sandra Schultz Newman courtroom in Philadelphia’s City Hall on May 11, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Dr. R. Scott Stephenson, the President and CEO of the Museum of the American Revolution, will present a lively hour on the Declaration of Independence and its effect on American jurisprudence. The Society will also be celebrating the trailblazing legacy of the Commonwealth Court’s first African-Ame


Civics Education in Wilkes-Barre
On April 10, 2026, Supreme Court Justice Sallie Updyke Mundy, Superior Court President Judge Emeritus (and former Justice) Correale F. Stevens, and Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas President judge welcomed 40 students from Hanover Area High School to the county courthouse in Wilkes-Barre. The three judges discussed the different courts in the Commonwealth and their responsibility to the rule of law and democracy. They also presented the students with hypothetical statutes


Pennsylvania Mock Trial Champions Crowned
On Saturday, March 28, the Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Historical Commission hosted the Commonwealth's two finalists in its Harrisburg courtroom . Justice Daniel D. McCaffery presided as the trial judge over a Mock civil trial involving the death of Bo Bridger in Jaime Bridger, Guardian v. Dr. Colter’s Family Medicine, LLP . Ms. Bridger was a Division I track athlete desperate to improve her performance and adopted a r
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