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Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty Friday to a slew of financial crimes in state court, adding to the prison time facing the longtime lawyer who was convicted of killing his wife and son.

Alex Murdaugh entered a guilty plea on Friday for state financial charges against him.

Judge Clifton Newman gained a new level of notoriety for his demeanor proceeding over the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial earlier this year.

Judge Clifton Newman, who won nationwide applause for his conduct overseeing Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial earlier this year, has not said why he is recusing himself from future Murdaugh murder proceedings.

South Carolina Circuit Judge Clifton Newman recused himself from handling Alex Murdaugh's motion for a new double-murder trial over allegations that the court clerk had tampered with jurors.

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Circuit Judge Clifton Newman will not hear Alex Murdaugh’s request for a new murder trial, according to the S.C. Supreme Court, but the judge will still preside over the disbarred

The South Carolina judge who oversaw Murdaugh's double murder trial has voluntarily recused himself from future proceedings in the high-profile case.

"Judge Newman has requested that a new judge be assigned to handle the post-trial motions involving the murder charges" involving Alex Murdaugh.

Who will walk away with some form of recompense?