Michael R. Murphy
| Michael Murphy | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
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In office August 14, 1995 – December 31, 2012 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Monroe McKay |
| Succeeded by | Carolyn McHugh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 6, 1947 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Creighton University University of Wyoming |
Michael R. Murphy (born August 6, 1947) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Murphy was born in Denver, CO in 1947. His family later moved to a small town in Wyoming. In 1955, he began playing little league baseball and discovered his lifelong hero, Roberto Clemente. At 13, his mother sent him to a boarding school in Kansas so he could get a good education. He received his B.A. from Creighton University in 1969. In 1972, he earned his J.D. from the University of Wyoming. He graduated with honors and was the Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review.
After law school, he clerked for the Hon. David T. Lewis, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit from 1972-1973. Upon completion of his clerkship, he entered private practice in Salt Lake City, Utah with Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough. Six months into his job, he was arguing a 10-week anti-trust case, which resulted in a favorable jury verdict. Murphy stayed with the firm from 1973-1985. In 1986, he was appointed to a judgeship in the Third District Court of Utah.
In 1986, Gov. Norman Bangerter appointed him a judge in Third District Court of Utah. In 1990, he became the presiding judge of that court, where he remained until his appointment to the Tenth Circuit in 1995. During his tenure in the Third District Court of Utah, Judge Murphy helped to build a court complex adjacent to the Salt Lake City/County Building. He served on the Utah Judicial Council Task Force on Alternative Dispute Resolution and chaired the Judicial Oversight Committee in Child Support Guidelines in 1988 as well as chairing the State Advisory Committee on Child Support Guidelines. Additionally, he served on the Utah Sentencing Guidelines Task Force in 1991 and the Utah State Sentencing Commission.
On July 25, 1995, Murphy was nominated by President William J. Clinton for a vacancy on the bench for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The seat was vacated by Monroe G. McKay. Murphy was confirmed by the senate on August 11, 1995, and received commission on August 14, 1995. He took senior status on December 31, 2012.
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