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At present, Democrats hold a 5-2 majority in Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court. If any of the judges were to lose their retention vote, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and two-thirds of Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate would have to agree on a temporary appointment to fill the seat.

The US Supreme Court, hearing arguments Wednesday over a core provision of the Voting Rights Act, appeared inclined to limit the use of the landmark law to force states to draw electoral districts favorable to minority voters.