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District Attorney Mark Powell will fill a Lackawanna County common pleas court judge vacancy while attorney Brian McDonald will fill a vacancy on the common pleas court that serves Columbia and Montour counties. The Senate also confirmed Brian Vennie as the new Pike County sheriff.
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If the full Senate agrees, Powell would fill a vacancy created when Judge Julia Munley became a federal judge. The committee also unanimously recommended confirming attorney Anthony McDonald to fill a vacancy on the common pleas court that serves Columbia and Montour counties.
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During a press conference Wednesday, Lackawanna County District Attorney Mark Powell recognized a number of law enforcement officers, forensic specialists, and legal teams who worked together on one of the most infamous cold cases in recent memory.