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Debra Todd Chief Justice
Chief Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Background: Todd began her legal career as a litigation attorney with U.S. Steel Corp from 1982 to 1987. She then entered private practice, where she, remained until 1999.
At a glance
- Court
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- Yes
- How they joined the court
- Retained by voters in a retention election in 2017
- Appointed by
- Not listed
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- 2008
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2027
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- Not listed
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Democratic
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Democrat (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Chatham College, 1979
- Law: University of Pittsburgh, 1982
- Graduate: University of Virginia, 2004
- Prior offices
- Pennsylvania Superior Court (2000 - 2007)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Partisan electionVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Debra Todd’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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