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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin has been charged on May 18, 2012 in Allegheny County with nine criminal counts alleging that she used her office staff to perform campaign work, according to a statement by District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr.’s office.
The charges, which include some felony counts, represent the largest crisis for the state court since former Justice Rolf Larsen was impeached in 1994. The state Supreme Court suspended Judge Joan Orie Melvin just a couple of minutes before noon on May 18, 2012.
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