Defense has Melvin fundraiser minimize staff work Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:58 am, Wednesday, February 6, 2013 PITTSBURGH (AP) — The paid campaign fundraiser for suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin helped her defense minimize campaign work allegedly done illegally by Melvin's state-funded staff and that of her sister, Jane Orie, who was then a state senator.