RELATED CONTENT:

> Audio: Flora discusses defense 'victory'

> Audio: U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith responds to Ciavarella's reaction

> View the charges and maximum sentences

> View the jury verdict form

> Ciavarella guilty on 12 counts, faces 157 years in prison

> Ciavarella probe stemmed from D'Elia investigation

> Follow updates on Twitter

> Read archived stories and take our poll

> Read the indictment

5:19 p.m.

Defense attorney Al Flora Jr. said the "government really got hurt" with the split verdict today for his client, former Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr., while the prosecution said it was a sign corruption does not have to be accepted.

"We're amazed. The jury rejected 95 percent of the government's case. They obviously did not believe Robert Powell. They obviously did not believe Jill Moran. They rejected a large portion of the case, even with regard to Robert Mericle. They rejected most of the theories regarding kickbacks and bribes. The government really got hurt today on this entire case and it stands for the proposition of what Mark Ciavarella said all along was true: he never took a kickback, he never took a bribe and he never extorted Robert Powell. And the government affirmed him on all three things. This is not a cash-for-kids case and we hope somebody starts getting the message," Flora said.