Alex Murdaugh secures another victory in bid for new trial as judge who oversaw double murder case recuses himself from any further proceedings

The judge who oversaw the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial has voluntarily removed himself from further proceedings in the case as the defense bids for a second trial based on claims of jury tampering.

Judge Clifton Newman “requested that a new judge be assigned to handle the post-trial motions involving the murder charges” in the disgraced Lowcountry lawyer’s case, the South Carolina Supreme Court said in a terse order released Thursday afternoon.

The recusal comes as a win against broader losses for the convicted killer in his lawsuit against Newman. The effort was intended to preclude the soon-to-be-retired jurist from overseeing any forthcoming Murdaugh-related cases or controversies.

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