Public Decisions Database
This database contains decisions on all public judicial disciplinary cases since the inception of the commission in 1960. Cases not involving public charges or public discipline remain confidential under the California Constitution and the commission’s rules.
Pursuant to amendments to the Constitution, which took effect in March 1995, the commission is authorized to impose all disciplinary sanctions, subject to discretionary review by the Supreme Court. Prior to that, the Supreme Court had the authority to censure or remove judges from office upon recommendation by the commission.
Case Profile
New Search| First Name | William J. |
| Last Name | Murray, Jr. |
| Title | Justice |
| Inquiry No. | 211 |
| Court Level | Court of Appeal |
| County/Appellate District | Third Appellate District |
| Discipline/Determination | Censure & Bar |
| Decision By | Commission |
| Date of Decision | 12/10/2025 |
| Method of Resolution | Stipulation |
| Types of Misconduct | Decisional delay/false salary affidavits |
| Petition For Review | |
| Summary | The commission issued a public censure and bar to former Justice Murray for engaging in a pervasive pattern of neglect and chronic decisional delay spanning ten years. Former Justice Murray failed to promptly author opinions in 132 cases for at least three years. As detailed in the commission’s decision and order, former Justice Murray’s decisional delay caused actual prejudice to litigants in seven separate matters. |
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