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Lykos brings changes to Harris DA

Two stories about incoming Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos deserve readers attention:First, she's already consolidating her own leadership team, starting with a new first assistant, Jim Leitner, and also bringing onboard former Judge Roger Bridgwater. Murray Newman, who until yesterday blogged pseudonymously at Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center, was one of several prosecutors and investigators informed by the incoming administration that his services would no longer be required.Murray campaigned vigorously for Lykos' main GOP primary opponent Kelly Siegler - a product of defrocked former DA Chuck Rosenthal's leadership team - and it was probably those harsh criticisms that earned his dismissal. I know from experience it's no fun to lose a job you enjoy in a political purge, but c'est la vie...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 03, 2008 (boomark / email).