Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht announced Monday that he is leaving the Democratic Party, citing “hateful anti-Jewish invective and actions.”

“I can no longer abide by this. So, I won’t. I am no longer registered within any political party,” he said in a fiery statement that included apparent references to Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine, pro-Palestinian protests, “attacks” at synagogues and antisemitic rhetoric that he alleges party figures have engaged in.

Wecht, 63, was first elected to the state’s high court as a Democrat in 2015 and won a 10-year term last year.

“My jurisprudence and adjudication have always been independent, and they always will be,” he said. “Now, my voting registration reflects that independence as well.”

The change in party affiliation probably won’t affect the dynamic of the court much. Four of its seven justices are now Democrats.

The Pennsylvania Democratic Party did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NOTUS.

In his letter, Wecht named few specific instances of the antisemitism that he says has “grown on the left.” One exception was a pointed jab at Platner, a veteran and oyster farmer who is poised to be the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine.

“Nazi tattoos, jihadist chants, intimidation and attacks at synagogues, and other hateful anti-Jewish invective and actions are minimized, ignored, and even coddled,” Wecht wrote. “Acquiescence to Jew-hatred is now disturbingly common among activists, leaders and even many elected officials in the Democratic Party.”

Platner was widely condemned last year for having a tattoo that resembled a Nazi Totenkopf symbol. He has since had it covered up. The 41-year-old maintains that he got the tattoo while on leave from the Marine Corps in Croatia and had no idea of the image’s significance.

Those who endorsed Platner stood firmly behind him, including progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders. Platner has racked up further support in the months since, and is the presumptive nominee after Maine Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the race in April.

Wecht also referenced the 2018 attack on Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, which he called “the worst massacre of Jews in American history.” The attack, which Wecht said “came from the right,” killed 11 people and injured several others.

Wecht had married his wife at the same synagogue 20 years prior, in 1998. He also served as a board member for the institution.

In the years since the Tree of Life Massacre, Wecht alleges that the same antisemitism that fueled the deadly attack has also found a home on the political left.

Wecht has long been tied to the Democratic Party in Pennsylvania and served as vice chair of the party before joining the Pennsylvania Superior Court and the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.

Sen. John Fetterman, a staunchly pro-Israel Democrat from the state who has also faced mounting speculation over whether he may leave the party, said in a post on X that he understands Wecht’s decision.

“The Democratic Party must confront its own rising antisemitism problem,” Fetterman said, while insisting that he will not be changing his own party affiliation.