Over the course of three days, 2700 local school students descended on the Walnut Street Theatre to watch the troupe’s performance of ‘1776’ and learn about history and civics. Organized by Commonwealth Court Judge Lori Dumas on behalf of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Historical Commission, arranged for the students watch a professional live performance – for many a first – and participate in a talkback session with the cast afterwards.

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

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