Pa. judge's defense tries to undermine state case Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:39 am, Friday, February 8, 2013 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Defense attorneys for suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin called their first witnesses Friday to attack the credibility of prosecution witnesses, especially a former law clerk who contends she was fired for objecting to political work. Melvin, 56, and her sister and suspended ... Read More