Mauri Kelly

Former state Rep. Thom Welby took the oath of office Tuesday as Lackawanna County commissioner. He replaces Brenda Sacco, who served only 34 days after her appointment to the seat ended a long legal battle over who should replace former Commissioner Matt McGloin. Welby won the seat in a Nov. 4 special election.

Lackawanna County common pleas court judges chose Brenda Sacco on Thursday to replace ex-Commissioner Matt McGloin and former congressional aide Lauren Bieber Mailen as the new clerk of judicial records.

The Lackawanna County Board of Elections wants a special election Nov. 4 to replace Clerk of Judicial Records Mauri Kelly, who retired Tuesday.

Mid-term departures like Mauri Kelly's rarely happen among county row officers who aren't commissioners or district attorneys