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Jan. 30, 2026

Retired Justice Murray wants to set the record straight on his retirement

Jon B. Eisenberg's claim of pension fraud is false: I continued judicial work and other significant judicial branch activities after my 2017 strokes, was not seriously and permanently debilitated by the strokes and the Commission on Judicial Performance never alleged fraud.

William J. Murray Jr.

Justice (ret.)

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In December, the Daily Journal published an article stating that the Commission on Judicial Performance decision in my case left questions unanswered related to allegations made by Jon B. Eisenberg. "CJP issues public censure of ex-justice, leaves key questions unanswered," Daily Journal, Dec. 11, 2025. It was suggested in the article that I c...

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