The DJ reports CJP settles discipline charges against retired 3rd District justice -- The trial set to begin this week would have featured a Who's Who of current and former Court of Appeal justices. Ex-Justice William J. Murray Jr. faced allegations that he chronically delayed issuing decisions in his cases.
The Recorder's article is Disciplinary Trial Against Appellate Justice Accused of Delaying Cases Abruptly Canceled -- The development suggests attorneys for former Third District Court of Appeal Justice William Murray Jr. have reached a settlement with the Commission on Judicial Performance.