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Friday, July 21, 2023

NorCo Counil Proposes Limiting DA to FourTerms

By a 6-3 vote, Northampton County Council voted last night to ask voters to consider whether future District Attorneys should be limited to four terms. The reason why County Council went to four terms is because professional prosecutors would then be more likely to be interested. 

The Council members opposed  to this referendum are Ron Heckman, Tara Zrinski and Kevin Lott. 

This matter will be placed on the ballot next Spring. It is too late to do so now. 

(My original headline was incorrect.)

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

You should update your headline to read four terms, not three

Bernie O'Hare said...

Thanks for the correction.

Anonymous said...

Elected Sheriff next...

Anonymous said...

These Council people are nutz. what Attorney is going to give up a decent law practice to serve as D.A. and have his terms be limited. He would have to start his practice from scratch. These council people are nut jobs.

Anonymous said...

Looks like your boy Terry is limited to ONE term Bernardo

Anonymous said...

Are they allowed to term limit the DA? Isn’t that technically a state office, and funded by the state?

Bernie O'Hare said...

8:38, I believe it's legal. The DA is term limited in several counties, accordiong to Heffner. She failed to state whether those are full or part-time DAs.

Bernie O'Hare said...

"Elected Sheriff next..."

Thanks to a GOP majority that includes Lori Vargo Heffner, I can see a return to three commissioners and an elected Recorder of Deeds.

Anonymous said...

Too bad for the little lawyer. Public service was never intended to replace your job.

Anonymous said...

Re: 6:06PM comment - A flip side of that opinion may be that after 3 or 4 terms, an experienced, successful DA would be an attractive partner/shareholder addition to an established law firm.

Anonymous said...

I believe term limits are already in place. If the person elected isn’t doing their job vote them out office

Anonymous said...

" I can see a return to three commissioners and an elected Recorder of Deeds."

If so, it will be thanks to the McClure team, the union boss and you for making it so. Someone said Lamont could be the last county executive as he has so abused the position. It just may be true.

Anonymous said...

Oh well if Lori said it…

Anonymous said...

Bingo