According to knowledgeable sources in the Pennsylvania legal community, Governor Tom Corbett has not yet made any moves to fill the vacancy on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court even though former Justice Joan Orie Melvin’s resignation became official last Wednesday and the former justice is set to be sentenced for political corruption Tuesday.
Sources also told The Legal that there is even a possibility that Corbett may not make any nomination to fill the vacancy because the governor is focusing on other pressing political issues like the budget, the possible expansion of eligibility for Medicaid, and the privatization of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.