Melvin was sentenced to 3 years' house arrest, fined her $55,000 and ordered her to send a picture of herself to other judges in the state apologizing for her crimes.
View full sizeEx-Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, center, leaves Pittsburgh Municipal Court after a 2012 hearing on charges she illegally used her state-funded staff to perform campaign work. She has been sentenced three years of house arrest followed by two years of probation. A judge has ordered former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin to appear before him next week to be resentenced on campaign corruption charges.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first reported the order setting the hearing for Tuesday.
Allegheny County Judge Lester Nauhaus could not immediately be reached for comment and his staff says the order doesn't give a reason for the resentencing.
The judge sentenced Melvin to three years' house arrest, fined her $55,000 and ordered her to send a picture of herself handcuffed to other judges in the state apologizing for her crimes, in this case, using her state-paid staff and those of her sister, a former state senator, to work on her election campaigns for the state's highest court.
Melvin's attorneys and the district attorney have declined comment.