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A legal challenge in Lackawanna County more than 20 years ago might have set a precedent for how Luzerne Countyâs next district attorney will be appointed.
How to appoint the next district attorney is one of two questions that remain unresolved since longtime District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis announced she would run for a seat on the county court of common pleas in the May 18 primary.
Salavantis said she would resign as district attorney once she is certified as a candidate for judge, which she said will likely happen around March 24.
However, county council declared the position of district attorney vacant on March 9, since the county charter states a district attorney must resign if he or she files a nominating petition for another office.