REGISTER OF WILLS WILL NOT SEEK REELECTION

Westmoreland County Register of Wills Sherry Magretti Hamilton, who faces a potential jail sentence next week for contempt of court, said Wednesday she will not seek reelection when her current term expires at the end of 2027. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judges Harry Smail Jr. and Jim Silvis last month temporarily stripped her of her executive duties. Hamilton, who is a Hempfield Republican, was elected by voters last November to a third four-year term to head the courthouse office that oversees records related to adoptions, guardianships, marriage licenses and wills and estates.