Spending passes $17M in Pennsylvania high court campaign as billionaires, unions and lawyers dig in

There was record-breaking spending, national media coverage and the highest turnout for an odd-year election in at least a quarter-century.

McCaffery, a Superior Court judge, has won a 10-year term on the state Supreme Court, one of Pennsylvania’s appellate benches.

Judges and justices serve 10-year terms before they must run for retention to stay on the court.