You may have heard about the rematch in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s race that voters will decide in the November general election.
But did you know there will also be an arguably even more important vote related to the legal system?
Three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices have reached the end of their first, 10-year terms, and are up for retention — non-partisan, up-or-down votes that decide whether they get another term or have to step down.
Only one Supreme Court justice has ever failed to be retained since the current system for selected judges was adopted in 1968. But some Republican activists are campaigning for the unseating of the three justices, who are all Democrats, and the election is garnering more attention than retention votes usually do.
Here’s a quick pri