William J. Murray, Jr. (Court of Appeal, District 3)
Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal
insufficient Left–Right record (FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label): Insufficient public record. Insufficient Soft cite depth for ideology beyond CJP discipline signal.
Judge matrix MisalignedOut of touch on the basics
Cite-only multi-axis Soft. FairPAC assessment — not an official court label. Evidence depth: Partial. Legacy letter alias: F (transitional only). How the matrix works.
- 1 · Role fidelity
- Thin · Thin
No sourced pattern attached yet. - 2 · Judicial craft
- Thin · Thin
No sourced pattern attached yet. - 3 · Rights & liberty
- Thin · Thin
No sourced pattern attached yet. - 4 · Public safety
- Thin · Thin
No sourced pattern attached yet. - 5 · Separation of powers
- Thin · Thin
No sourced pattern attached yet. - 6 · Ethics & fitness
- Public CJP discipline · Misaligned
CJP Decision and Order imposing public censure and bar (stipulation) on former Justice William J. Murray, Jr., Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District (served Dec 10, 2010–Jan 27
Research status: grades use public cites only; thin records stay C until sourced. How we research.
- Court
- California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District
- Office
- Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal
- District / seat
- Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District
- Appellate district
- District 3
- Election
- unknown
- Composite
- MisalignedOut of touch on the basics Public CJP discipline/censure OR sourced progressive-bench / restrictive-liberty + defendant-forward + agency-expansion patterns with cites. Alias of legacy F.
- Legacy letter
- F Out of touch on the basics (alias only)
- Record lean
- insufficient
Public decisions (chronological · cite-only)
Voting / case record: limited public data
This section will grow chronologically as published opinions / CJP decisions are Soft-attached. We never invent case holdings or a complete trial docket.
California published opinions · CJP decisions
About this listing
Official CJP public discipline Soft — see attached decision PDF.
Deep dive Partial
Cite-only career / advocacy Soft profile. FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label.
Background
Former Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District (December 10, 2010 to January 27, 2022), per CJP Decision and Order imposing public censure and bar pursuant to stipulation.
Education
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Prior professional work
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Advocacy / public roles
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Appointment / elevation
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Hourly Soft 1238: background from CJP decision PDF court-identification only. Education / priorWork / advocacy / appointment Soft-empty (not invented).
Cite-only. We never invent career history or advocacy.
Why this grade — metrics
See methodology.
Public discipline (CJP)
Public Censure and Bar (2025). CJP Decision and Order imposing public censure and bar (stipulation) on former Justice William J. Murray, Jr., Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District (served Dec 10, 2010–Jan 27, 2022).
Sources
- Public decisions by judge / published discipline order · 2025 — source
- Commission on Judicial Performance — public decisions
- Grade methodology — methodology.html