 In 1986 Lieberman appointed Riddle Deputy Attorney General.On December 22, 1988, Governor William O'Neill announced that he would appoint Nardi Riddle as Attorney General to fill the remainder of the term to which Lieberman had been elected in 1986; Lieberman resigned following his election to the United States Senate.She was sworn in on January 3, 1989, and served until January 9, 1991.