Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin stared emotionless on Thursday as the jury foreman read aloud six guilty verdicts against her, likely ending the North Hills Republican's political and judicial career ( Read more... )

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin isn't going to be paid her $195,000-a-year salary while awaiting trial on charges she used court staff on political campaigns ( Read more... )

FROM ABC NEWSPITTSBURGH - A fellow state Supreme Court judge won't have to testify at the upcoming preliminary hearing for a fellow justice charged in a campaign corruption case ( Read more... )

State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin has appealed a decision denying her request to have an out-of-county judge preside over her preliminary hearing on charges she used state staff in while campaigning for the court on which she sits ( Read more... )

By Bobby Kerlik Jeremy Boren and Brad Bumsted ( Read more... )

By Jeremy Boren Bobby Kerlik and Brad Bumsted ( Read more... )

A former staffer for state Sen. Jane Orie told a jury on Monday that she and others pretended to be the senator when making political calls during work hours ( Read more... )

FROM THE BLOG POLITICS PAState Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin is facing a barrage of calls for her resignation, following what some observers consider to be the damning testimony of the former chief of staff of the Judge’s sister, State Senator Jane Orie ( Read more... )

Prosecutor: Orie set up campaign office to cover up ( Read more... )

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Republican state Sen. Jane Orie had a lot of explaining to do when she denied charges that she illegally used her state-funded staff to do political campaign work before a judge declared a mistrial last year ( Read more... )