HARRISBURG — A former Pennsylvania House speaker and an ex-legislative aide learned Thursday their public corruption convictions will get a fresh look by a state appeals court.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday directed a lower court to reconsider issues involving former Speaker John Perzel and Annamarie Perretta-Rosepink, echoing a similar ruling made in November that granted a new trial to Perretta-Rosepink’s former boss, onetime House Democratic Whip Mike Veon.

Perzel, a Philadelphia Republican who was once among the state’s most powerful politicians, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, conflict of interest and theft as part of an investigation into the Legislature by the attorney general’s office that began in 2007. His appeal focuses on whether he should have to pay the state $1 million in restitution imposed by a judge.

Perretta-Rosepink’s lawyer, Michael Palermo, said the high court ruling concerned her challenge to a conviction on a charge of conflict of interest. He said she has served her time.

She was also found guilty in 2010 of theft and conspiracy.

The two orders issued Thursday vacated previous decisions by the state Superior Court and said the issues should be reconsidered in light of the Veon ruling.