One of the Democratic candidates for appellate judge in the redrawn third district is James Murphy. He says his diverse experience will enable him to research and write opinions on what the law says and means.
Audio PlayerMurphy says he’s ready to carefully write opinions that he knows will be read and picked from for many years. Since judges aren’t supposed to reveal where they stand on issues, Murphy campaigns by telling people what the appellate court does. He says it’s a more complicated version of a sports replay to decide if a referee made the right call. The appellate court’s decisions will be referred to for years.