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Judges and Judiciary,
Discipline

Apr. 26, 2022

Separate “rumor and innuendo from fact”, urges lawyer for judge charged with misconduct

Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael F. Murray is accused of covering up an altered police report when he prosecuted a murder case as deputy district attorney.

SANTA ANA -- An attorney for the state judicial disciplinary agency told a trio of judges Monday why Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael F. Murray should be disciplined over his handling of a murder case he prosecuted long before he took the bench: Although he knew of evidence suggesting that the accused murderer was not to blame for the traffic accident that led to the death of a Los Angeles County deputy sheriff, he did not tell the defense about it.

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