Some Closure in Pennsylvania?

I recently reported on the circus-like atmosphere surrounding the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as a result of the criminal conviction of former Justice Joan Orie Melvin and the more recent revelation that Justice Seamus McCaffrey had been ensnared in a pornographic email scandal.  There have been two new developments as of today.  First, Joan Orie Melvin, whose conviction was affirmed on her direct appeal earlier this year, has abandoned her further appeal to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and accepted her sentence.  Second, Justice McCaffrey has resigned.  The stain on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania will not be cleansed easily, but these may be first steps toward that end.