Politics & Government

New PA Supreme Court Justices Poised For Swearing In

90.5 WESA | By Associated Press

Published December 30, 2015 at 1:55 PM EST

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State Superior Court Judge David Wecht speaks at a Pennsylvania Supreme Court debate in Harrisburg in October. He, Christine Donohue and Kevin Dougherty will take their oaths of office next week.

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State Superior Court Judge Christine Donohue speaks in October at a news conference where the Democratic National Committee endorsed she and fellow candidates David Wecht and Kevin Dougherty for state Supreme Court. All three will be sworn in next week.

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Philadelphia Judge Kevin Dougherty, one of three Democrats who won seats on the state Supreme Court, is all smiles on Election Day. He and State Superior Court Judges Christine Donohue and David Wecht, both of Pittsburgh, will swear in next week.

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Pennsylvania's three newly elected state Supreme Court justices will take their oaths of office next week in their home cities at opposite ends of the state.

The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts announced the separate ceremonies Wednesday.

Chief Justice Thomas Saylor is to administer the oath to justices-elect Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht. Dougherty, a Philadelphia judge, will be sworn in Tuesday at the Constitution Center. Wecht, a Superior Court judge in Pittsburgh, will take his oath Thursday at the Duquesne University Union Ballroom.

Justice-elect Christine Donohue, also a Superior Court judge in Pittsburgh, will be sworn in Friday at the Duquesne Club by Justice Debra Todd.

The Pennsylvania Cable Network plans to record the ceremonies for later broadcast.