During the high-profile trial of Alex Murdaugh, Judge Clifton Newman gained national attention for his stern sentencing of the disgraced lawyer.
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Newman won over many people who tuned into the double homicide trial of Murdaugh. But just who is the South Carolina judge and what has made him so popular that people are pondering if he could have his own television show to crocheting his likeness as a doll?
Here's a look at the man on the bench, his rise in prominence and what he has been up to since delivering two consecutive life sentences to Murdaugh.
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Judge Newman is outstanding.
Even GOD does not judge!