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'Herald' Publisher urges panel to suspend judge

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Boston Herald publisher Patrick Purcell urged the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct on Tuesday  to suspend Superior Court Judge Ernest…

Boston Herald publisher Patrick Purcell urged the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct on Tuesday  to suspend Superior Court Judge Ernest Murphy, contending that he abused his position by writing threatening letters to the Herald after winning a $2 million libel verdict against the newspaper.

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