A Joint Resolution proposing integrated amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for election of justices, judges and justices of the peace and vacancies and for tenure of justices, judges and justices of the peace.

SB 851 proposes constitutional amendments to Pennsylvania's judicial selection system. It would require judges and justices of the peace to be elected at municipal elections before their terms begin, replace partisan ballots with nonpartisan retention elections (where voters decide annually whether to keep current judges), and adjust vacancy-filling rules (requiring Senate approval for most appointments, except for justices of the peace). The bill also changes term lengths for different judicial roles and specifies how additional judges may be appointed. These changes would directly affect all Pennsylvania judges, justices of the peace, and the Governor's authority in judicial appointments.