The judge who sentenced former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin for her conviction on political corruption charges fashioned an unusual punishment Tuesday, sentencing the former jurist to three years of house arrest and ordering her to send a picture of herself with an apology written on it to every member of the Pennsylvania judiciary.
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Lester G. Nauhaus also fashioned an unusual sentence for Orie Melvin’s sister and co-defendant, Janine Orie. Janine Orie, who worked in Orie Melvin’s judicial chambers, was sentenced to one year of house arrest.
