A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by Alex Murdaugh seeking $600,000 in legal fees by the former court clerk whose misconduct led his murder convictions to be overturned on appeal. Murdaugh sued Becky Hill in May saying she violated his right to a fair trial in the deaths of his wife and son. RELATED STORY | Alex Murdaugh's retrial on murder charges set for April 2027The problem with Murdaugh's legal reasoning is he would have had to spend the money anyway because it wasn't Hill who investigated or pursued justice against him, Judge Richard Gergel wrote in his ruling Wednesday. Even with his murder convictions overturned, Murdaugh remains in prison. RELATED STORY | South Carolina Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions, orders new trialHis retrial on the murder charges has been scheduled for April.