PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: The judge who will sentence suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin ordered the attorneys in the case Wednesday to address her removal from the court in briefs due next month.
Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Lester G. Nauhaus cites two specific sections of the state Constitution that must be addressed in the sentencing briefs due April 15. They include “Suspension, Removal, Discipline and Other Sanctions” under Article V, which refers to the judiciary, and “Removal of Civil Officers” under Article VI, referring to public officers.
Under the first section, the Constitution notes: “A justice, judge or justice of the peace convicted of misbehavior in office by a court … shall forfeit automatically his judicial office and thereafter be ineligible for judicial office.” … (more)
