Pennsylvania Supreme Court at the Eye of the Storm

These are difficult days for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. At least that is the theme of this recent article from the Inquirer. Although I would agree that these perilous political times for the court - Justice Nigro having lost his seat in a recall election a couple of years ago, and the pay raise kerfluffle not yet subsiding - I have to also agree with the sentiment expressed by unnamed lawyers in the article that the Court has in recent years gone a long way toward repairing the damage that it did to itself both as an institution and in the eyes of the legal community and the general public during the 1990's Rolf Larsen era. My guess is that the court will weather the storm, and that we won't likely see any more negative retention election results, unless something rather dramatic happens.