Longtime Northampton County’s Commonwealth Attorney Bev Leatherbury has announced her retirement. She will step down at the end of May.
There are some decisions to be made. Leatherbury will petition the courts to avoid running a special election. Instead, Leatherbury will be replaced by two lawyers to handle the work of the Commonwealth’s Attorney.
Judge Revell Lewis will hear the petition, and if he grants the waiver, Jack Thornton, as the most senior attorney, will hold the position until the next election cycle.