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Jane Orie

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Name: Jane Orie

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Revisions in sentence make appeal difficult for former Pennsylvania justice Melvin

Former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin's new sentence will be more difficult for an appellate court to overturn, criminal defense attorneys said on Wednesday.Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Lester G. Nauhaus on Tuesday resentenced Melvin, ... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - May 16 2013]

Entities: Jane Orie, House Arrest, Court Costs

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 3 reports

Ex-Justice Melvin owes $128K in fines, restitution

PITTSBURGH -- Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin's campaign corruption conviction will cost her not only three years on house arrest but also nearly $128,000 in fines, restitution and court costs.As part of the penalties imposed ... [Published Erie Times-News - May 15 2013]

Entities: Jane Orie, House Arrest, Supreme Court, Court Costs

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Costa forms a wish list for state Supreme Court nominee

HARRISBURG — Senate Democrats would consider a Pennsylvania Supreme Court nominee from Republican Gov. Tom Corbett who is “nonpartisan and non-ideological” and vows not to seek election to the seat in 2016, said Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa.“We would ... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - May 10 2013]

Entities: Jay Costa, Tom Corbett, Jane Orie, Superior Court, Senior Judge

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 2 reports

State court upholds redrawn legislative maps

HARRISBURG — A revised plan to redraw the boundaries of Pennsylvania’s legislative districts won the unanimous approval Wednesday of the state Supreme Court, which rejected renewed appeals by citizen challengers and Democrats who argued the plan, like ... [Published Indiana Gazette - May 09 2013]

Entities: Jane Orie, State Court, Subdivision, Pittsburgh

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Pa. Supreme court upholds new legislative boundaries for House and Senate

Decision comes after justices rejected the first map in January; clears way for Hispanic seat in Allentown.0The state Supreme Court has upheld lawmakers' second attempt to draw new legislative boundaries based on 10-year Census population trends.The approved ... [Published HERALD-MAIL Online - May 08 2013]

Entities: Jane Orie, Subdivision, Hispanics, Census

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 4 reports

Picture punishment ordered for convicted former justice on Pennsylvania's top court

A former Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice will not go to prison as a result of her conviction for using staffers to work in political campaigns.Instead Justice Joan Orie Melvin will serve three years of house arrest and will have to make amends with ... [Published ABA Journal - May 08 2013]

Entities: Jane Orie, House Arrest, Pittsburgh

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 11 reports

Wow, judge! Show mercy on Melvin

Everyone expected Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge Lester Nauhaus to throw the book at former Pennsylvania State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin on Tuesday. But few anticipated the tome would carry the weight of an unabridged, hardback ... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - May 08 2013]

Entities: Jane Orie, prison, Crime

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Governor has 90 days to fill Supreme Court seat left vacant by Orie Melvin

The resignation of suspended state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin became effective Wednesday, leaving Gov. Tom Corbett 90 days to fill the vacancy on Pennsylvania's highest court.Ms. Orie Melvin submitted a letter to the governor on March 25, ... [Published Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - May 02 2013]

Entities: Jane Orie, Supreme Court, Resignation, Tom Corbett

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Leach's Supreme Court candidate list stirs ire in GOP quarters

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee did something no other lawmaker has done publicly: he offered the governor his list of "confirmable" nominees for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.email The ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary ... [Published Philly.com - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Daylin Leach, Republican Party (US), Jake Corman, Supreme Court, Jane Orie

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 3 reports

Prosecutors seek 4-year sentence for Melvin

The Allegheny County District Attorney's Office is seeking to put one-time state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin in prison for four years for using state-paid employees to campaign for a seat on the state's highest court, records filed Monday ... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Jane Orie, prison, Court Costs

First reported Feb 21 2013 - Updated Feb 22 2013 - 2 reports

AOPC: Melvin conviction hasn't changed status, yet

| The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts says suspended state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin's campaign corruption conviction hasn't immediately impacted her status.Art Heinz, spokesman for the agency, says Melvin remains suspended without ... [Published Beaver County Times - Feb 21 2013]

Entities: Jane Orie, Stephen Zappala, Conviction, Verdict

First reported Feb 07 2013 - Updated Feb 08 2013 - 2 reports

Pa. judge's defense tries to undermine state case

| Defense attorneys for suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin called their first witnesses Friday to attack the credibility of prosecution witnesses, especially a former law clerk who contends she was fired for objecting to political ... [Published Beaver County Times - Feb 08 2013]

Entities: Jane Orie, Superior Court, Deponent

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Revisions in sentence make appeal difficult for... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - May 16 2013]
Ex-Justice Melvin owes $128K in fines, restitution [Published Erie Times-News - May 15 2013]
Ex-Justice Melvin owes $128K in fines, restitution [Published Beaver County Times - May 14 2013]
Melvin's fines, restitution, costs nearly $128K [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - May 14 2013]
Costa forms a wish list for state Supreme Court... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - May 10 2013]
State court upholds redrawn legislative maps [Published Indiana Gazette - May 09 2013]
State Supreme Court OKs new voting districts [Published Daily Local News - May 09 2013]
Pa. Supreme court upholds new legislative bound... [Published HERALD-MAIL Online - May 08 2013]
Picture punishment ordered for convicted former... [Published ABA Journal - May 08 2013]
Report: Former Pa. SC justice gets house arrest... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 08 2013]
Orie Melvin, sister guilty of corruption, put o... [Published Individual.com - May 08 2013]
Wow, judge! Show mercy on Melvin [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - May 08 2013]
Nauhaus says prison costly, taxpayers ‘paid eno... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - May 08 2013]
UPDATED: Ex-Pa. Supreme Court Justice Melvin ge... [Published Pottsdown Mercury - May 07 2013]
Orie Melvin must write apology letters to Penns... [Published Individual.com - May 07 2013]
Ex-Pa. Justice Melvin gets house arrest, probation [Published Minneapolis Star Tribune - May 07 2013]
No Jail Time for Former PA Supreme Court Justic... [Published North Hills Patch - May 07 2013]
Ex-Pa. Justice Melvin gets house arrest, probation [Published Beaver County Times - May 07 2013]
Ex-Pa. Justice Melvin gets house arrest, probation [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - May 07 2013]
Melvin sentenced to 2 years of house arrest, 2 ... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - May 07 2013]
Ex-Pa. Justice Melvin, sis set for sentencing [Published York Dispatch - May 07 2013]
Sentencing Day for Disgraced Supreme Court Justice [Published NBC Philadelphia - May 07 2013]
Former Pa. Justice Melvin scheduled for sentencing [Published York Daily Record - May 07 2013]
Governor has 90 days to fill Supreme Court seat... [Published Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - May 02 2013]
Leach's Supreme Court candidate list stirs ire ... [Published Philly.com - Apr 25 2013]
Report: Lawyers for suspended Pa. SC justice se... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - Apr 17 2013]
Sentencing the Ories: Not enough time [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Apr 17 2013]
Orie Melvin's lawyers try to make case for prob... [Published Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Apr 16 2013]
Melvin's attorneys argue for probation in memos [Published York Dispatch - Apr 16 2013]
D.A. urges tough sentence for Orie Melvin [Published Philly.com - Apr 16 2013]

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Convicted On... [Published Think Progress - Feb 22 2013] A suspended Republican Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice and her sister have been convicted on multiple corruption counts for their use of paid judicial and legislative staff in judicial campaigns. Justice Joan Orie Melvin’s former clerks and interns ...