Extortionist Judge Murphy Sets Tone for Others

Unbelievably arrogant, delusional, sexist, criminal … judicial conduct on and off the Bench in Massachusetts. Extortion is apparently a regular and expected process among some Judges and those they target. Their judicial peers look the other way.

Had I not found the following letters, written 3 years ago on the MA.Gov website for the Commission on Judicial Conduct (CJC) I would have thought they were fake. Well, they are very, very real. The CJC filed charges and held a closed door hearing in January of this year – yet we can't find evidence of any discipline. It is widely held that the other injustices occurring daily in our courts will be ignored until this case is resolved. If Judge Murphy can do this, Judge Livingstone can continue to allow our children to be abused, he can continue to send innocent parents to jail, he can continue to support the wealthy parent while assuring the financial ruin of the other. It gets harder every day to have any faith in our judiciary.

This one case holds the entire Commonwealth of MA hostage. Media fear reprisal, or facing their own extortion problem, so they don’t publish validated material on the topic of judicial misconduct, or on the injustices done daily in our probate and family courts.

As a result of our postings, many people have come forward with stories, copies of formally filed complaints, names and contact information for the media. WATD in Marshfield expressed interest, interviewed several people, has stacks of documents re Judge Livingstone….but still isn’t publishing. Could this one Judge – Murphy – be holding everyone hostage?

A final thought before the letters.....Remember the term “bystander apathy”? You know, the attitude of people who stand by and watch a person being murdered rather than intervene or even call for help. I can’t help but wonder if the bystander apathy attitude has become so pervasive that even our media giants have succumbed.

Judge for yourself. You may want to skip our re-typed version and go right to the hand written originals at http://www.mass.gov/cjc/murphy071007.pdf Cut and paste the address in the URL box. Scroll about ¾ down to find full letters including copies of envelopes.

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Letter #1

Letterhead is Ernest B. Murphy, Associate Justice, Commonwealth of MA, Superior Court, Boston 2/05/2005

Letter addressed to Patrick Purcell, Publisher, Boston Herald

Dear Pat,

I trust you continue (as do I) to honor the privacy of our personal Communications in the nature of what is generically referred to as “settlement discussions” in my business.

As you no doubt clearly recollect, ole Mike Ditka here warned against playing “the Team from Chicago” in this particular Super Bowl.

Well, you know, I don’t walk around telling that story. I just think it’s sad I had to prove it to you. Took a lot out of me.

The reason I write now is that I think you a smart and honorable guy. And since every single thing I told you about what was going to happen in this case thusfar, has happened, maybe, just maybe, I have some credibility with you at this point.

So, here is the deal. I’m heading off to St. Maarten, and I’ll be back in Town, for business purposes, on Monday, March 7. I will be checking my e-mail [bigemunn@aol.com] while I’m down there.

I’d like to meet you at the Union Club on Monday, March 7. (No magic to the date.) (But it needs to be early that week.)

Here’s what will be the price of that meeting. You will have one person with you at the meeting. I suggest, but do not insist, that such a person be a highly honorable and sophisticated lawyer from your insurer.

Under NO circumstance should you invite Brown Rudnick in this meeting. Or notify that firm that such a meeting is to take place.

I will have my attorney(either Owen Todd or Howard Cooper) at the meeting. The meeting will be AB-SO-LUTE-LY confidential and “off the records” between four honorable men.

You will bring to that meeting a cashier’s check, payable to me, in the sum of $3,260,000. No check, no meeting.

You will give me that check and I shall put it in my pocket.

I will say to you, if, at the end of this meeting, you can stand before the God of your understanding, and as a man of honor, ask for the return of that check, I’ll flip it back to you.

And then, I shall explain to you why it is in your distinct business interest to rise from the table, shake my hand, and let me walk away with that check.

Because it is, Mr. Purcell, in your distinct business interests to do so, in my considered opinion; and I have not the slightest apprehension of failure of my ability to make you (and your insurer) concur in that assessment.

Sincerely,

Ernie Murphy

2/19/05

P.S. If you conclude you have no interest in the meeting I propose, I ask that you throw the letter away and pretend it never was received. I am NOT copying this letter to anyone.

I consider it private settlement discussion between principals to a transaction, and I assure you it provides you with no tactial or strategic advantage in the case.

Else, Mr. Purcell, you probably recognize by now, it would never have been written.

I am simply trying to exit this matter NOW , to my maximum advantage, and what I believe, Pat, is your as well.

It would be a mistake, Pat to show this letter to anyone other than the gentleman whose authorized signature will be affixed to the check in question.

In fact, a BIG mistake- Please do not make that mistake

E

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Letter #2

Letterhead is Ernest B. Murphy, Associate Justice, Commonwealth of MA, Superior Court, Boston 3/18/05

Letter addressed to Patrick Purcell, Publisher, Boston Herald

Dear Pat,

Read the article in the Globe today. Believe me, I take no joy from your troubles.

I’m going to, once again, principal to principal, as “settlement negotiations” – off the record – just between you and me – tell you something which may help you in your decision – making. Something for nothing.

And that is . . . . you have a Z E R O chance of reversing my jury verdict on

appeal.

Anyone who is counseling you to the contrary . . . is WRONG. Not a 5% . . . . Z E R O.

AND . . . . I will NEVER , that is as in NEVER, share a dime from what you owe me.

You and/or your insurer want to pay me $331,056/yr for the next two or three years while you spend another 500 large tilting at individuals on the appellate courts . . . . . be my guest.

You are lucky, Mr. Purcell that that jury came back at 2 million. I was betting on 5.

Ernie