Before Judge Clifton Newman earned a seat on the South Carolina Circuit Court bench, he roamed the academic halls of Cleveland State University and its College of Law.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – He made headlines for presiding over the televised trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, whom he sentenced last week to life in prison without parole. But before Judge Clifton Newman earned a seat on the South Carolina Circuit Court bench, he roamed the academic halls of Cleveland State University and its College of Law.
Following law school, Newman kicked off his legal career in Cleveland, co-launching his own practice and serving as a civil practitioner and defense lawyer.“Honest to God, what you saw on TV is who he is; he’s decisive, he’s firm, he’s caring, he’s got compassion,” said Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Administrative and Presiding Judge Brendan Sheehan.
Newman always spoke fondly of his time in Cleveland, Sheehan recalled. “He’d always say, ‘I’m from Cleveland.’ I’d laugh and say, ‘What made you leave?’ " Last week, Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife, Maggie, and a son, Paul, on the family estate in 2021. As he issued his sentence, Newman, in a, said, “I know you have to see Paul and Maggie during the nighttime when you’re attempting to go to sleep … and reflect on the last time they looked you in the eyes.”
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