A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for tenure of justices, judges and justices of the peace.

SB 277 proposes a constitutional amendment to change judicial tenure in Pennsylvania. It would set a 10-year term for most judges (including Supreme, Superior, and Commonwealth Court justices) and a six-year term for Philadelphia municipal judges and justices of the peace. The amendment also establishes a retention election process where voters decide annually whether to keep judges in office, and limits appellate judges to two terms. This applies to all Pennsylvania judges holding elected or appointed judicial positions.