Phila. DA-Elect Williams Wanted More Help with Transition
by KYW's Steve Tawa
We haven't undergone a change in the district attorney's office in Philadelphia in quite awhile, so it's interesting to watch how the outgoing DA and her successor are handling things in the transition.
District attorney Lynne Abraham, who leaves that office after 18-years, sent out notice on Wednesday afternoon about the news conference for Thursday morning. Four hours later, the mayor's office sent out a similar notice, for a briefing a half hour before hers, with the incoming DA,Seth Williams.
Williams ran unsuccessfully against Abraham in 2005. Abraham didn't seek reelection in the past one, and Williams easily won:
"It's not as though people knew this day wouldn't be coming."