The former court clerk whose conduct helped overturn Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction is now asking a federal judge to toss the disgraced lawyer's lawsuit against her.In a motion filed Thursday, former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill asked a federal court to dismiss Murdaugh's lawsuit seeking $600,000 in damages, arguing he has no legal right to recover the money he spent on his defense during his 2023 double-murder trial.Hill is asking the judge to dismiss the case on multiple grounds, including claims of immunity, arguing she was acting in her official role as clerk of court when the alleged conduct occurred."Most critically, even if Plaintiff states a compensable claim, Defendant is nonetheless entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity, quasi-judicial immunity, and qualified immunity, all of which bars Plaintiff’s suit," her lawyers wrote.ALEX MURDAUGH LAWYERS FILE APPEAL ALLEGING OUSTED SOUTH CAROLINA COURT CLERK SWAYED JURYFormer Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill smiles after pleading guilty in St.Matthews, S.C., on Dec.
8, 2025.Hill pleaded guilty to showing sealed exhibits from Alex Murdaugh's murder trial and other charges.
(AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)The filing marks the latest legal clash between Hill and Murdaugh after the South Carolina Supreme Court threw out his murder convictions, finding Hill's conduct deprived him of his constitutional right to a fair trial.According to the lawsuit, Murdaugh claims he withdrew $600,000 from his retirement account to pay for his murder-trial defense and now wants Hill to reimburse him through a federal civil rights lawsuit.Hill's lawyers argue Murdaugh would have paid those legal bills whether Hill ever spoke to jurors or not."Whether guilty or not, the Plaintiff would have most certainly incurred the exact same amount of attorney's fees he now seeks to recover," Hill's attorneys wrote.WATCH: Becky Hill walks into Colleton County CourthouseThe filing repeatedly describes Murdaugh's lawsuit as adva...