If Bruce Beemer is confirmed as Pennsylvania’s attorney general this week, as expected, he will not be tied to the policies and priorities of his recent predecessor, Kathleen Kane. But public opinion may force him to continue certain initiatives, namely an ongoing investigation of state officials’ email traffic, as he works to restore stability at the Office of Attorney General.
Beemer is expected to be confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday. Gov. Tom Wolf appointed him to the position of attorney general after Kane resigned, in the wake of her criminal conviction. First deputy attorney General Bruce L. Castor Jr. became attorney general when Kane’s resignation took effect. Kane hired Castor in March as solicitor general, and he became first deputy when Beemer took the position of Pennsylvania inspector general last month.
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