State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin leaves the Allegheny County Courthouse Thursday, Feb. 21 2013 in Pittsburgh. Justice Joan Orie Melvin was convicted Thursday of corrupting the election process in her campaigns to win a seat on the bench, making her just the second known Supreme Court justice to be convicted in nearly three centuries and triggering renewed calls to change the system of electing state judges. (AP Photo/Tribune Review, Philip G. Pavely) PITTSBURGH OUT
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