Credit: PA Independent
Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday pulled nominations for three Bucks County men, one who was the most recent lieutenant governor.
Wolf yanked judgeship nominations for Bucks County Controller Raymond F. McHugh of Southampton and Private Practice Attorney Brian T. McGuffin of Langhorne. He also pulled former Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley’s nomination to the Temple University Board of Trustees.
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In a statement released to the media, Wolf called out Corbett for putting “forth several eleventh hour executive nominations” that “were murky.”
The nomination list was published by the Pennsylvania Senate. The list featured Wolf’s name and the date of January 20, which is the day Wolf was sworn in.
“I will work with leaders from both parties to fill outstanding slots,” Wolf said in a statement.
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McHugh was picked to replace Judge Clyde Waite and McGuffin was xnominated to replace Judge Susan Devlin Scott.
Since becoming governor on Tuesday, Wolf has engaged in standoff over who is running the open records office and put a ban on executive staff taking gifts.
