David Wecht was elected to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 2015, following four years on Superior Court and nine years on Allegheny County’s Court of Common Pleas. He served there in the Family Division, handling domestic relations cases and juvenile cases. As Administrative Judge, he made the system less cumbersome for families under stress. Prior to taking the bench, he was twice elected as the Allegheny County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans’ Court. His innovations included creation of a free will consultation program for seniors and authorship of a state law preventing accused murderers from controlling their victims’ estates. A widely published author, he is in high demand as a speaker to law students, lawyers, judges, and community groups, nationally and internationally.