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- ↑ Bumstead, Brad (2010-11-05). "Who's Corbett's pick for attorney general?". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Tribune-Review Publishing Company. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
He automatically becomes acting attorney general when Corbett resigns Jan. 18 to be sworn in as governor.
- ↑ "Press: The Attorney General's Press Office - Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General". www.attorneygeneral.gov. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.