Now that a jury has found state Sen. Jane Orie, R-McCandless, guilty on 14 of the 24 corruption charges she faced, the question becomes how the conviction might affect her sister, state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, who was recently reported to be the target of an investigating grand jury.

According to some legal observers, Orie’s verdict Monday — which will likely cost the senator her job and could mean time in prison — does little to settle the fate of Orie Melvin.