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Alfred Murrah
Alfred Murrah was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. He joined the court in 1940 after being nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.[1]
Education
- University of Oklahoma College of Law, LL.B., 1928[1]
Professional career
- 1970-1974: Director of the Federal Judicial Center
- 1928-1937: Attorney in private practice[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Tenth Circuit
Alfred Murrah was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on August 5, 1940, to replace Judge Robert E. Lewis. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 29, 1940, and received commission on September 4, 1940. From 1959 to 1970, he was the chief judge. On May 1, 1970, he assumed senior status and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on October 30, 1975.[1]
Western, Eastern, and Northern Districts of Oklahoma
Alfred Murrah previously served on the United States District Courts for the Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma].[1]
He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 8, 1937, to a seat created by 43 Stat. 945. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 25, 1937, and received commission on March 3, 1937. Murrah served in this position until September 9, 1940, when he was appointed to the Tenth Circuit.[1] Murrah was succeeded in this position by Judge Bower Broaddus.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Judge Murrah's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Oklahoma 1937–1940 Seat #1T |
Succeeded by: Bower Broaddus |
| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Northern District of Oklahoma 1937–1940 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Bower Broaddus |
| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Oklahoma 1937–1940 Seat #1T |
Succeeded by: Bower Broaddus |
| Preceded by: Robert E. Lewis |
Tenth Circuit 1940–1970 |
Succeeded by: '
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Timothy DeGiustiChief Judge: John Heil • Bernard Jones (Oklahoma) • Charles B. Goodwin • Scott Palk • Patrick Wyrick • Jodi Dishman | ||
| Senior judges |
James Payne • Robin Cauthron • Timothy Leonard (Oklahoma) • David L. Russell • Vicki Miles-LaGrange • Stephen Friot • Joe Heaton • Wayne Alley • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Gary Purcell • Shon Erwin • Suzanne Mitchell • Amanda Maxfield Green • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Lee West • John Hazelton Cotteral • Alfred Murrah • Edgar Vaught • Bower Broaddus • Luther Bohanon • William Wallace (Oklahoma) • Billy Burrage • Harold Cook • Frederick Daugherty • Stephen Chandler • Luther Eubanks • Layn Phillips • Ross Rizley • Ralph Thompson • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robin Cauthron • Lee West • David L. Russell • Vicki Miles-LaGrange • Edgar Vaught • Luther Bohanon • Frederick Daugherty • Stephen Chandler • Luther Eubanks • Ralph Thompson • | ||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Steven Shreder • Kimberly West • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
David L. Russell • Ralph Campbell • Robert Williams (Oklahoma) • Joseph Morris • Franklin Elmore Kennamer • Alfred Murrah • Eugene Rice • Bower Broaddus • Luther Bohanon • William Wallace (Oklahoma) • Billy Burrage • Harold Cook • Frederick Daugherty • Orville Langley • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Payne • Frank Seay • Joseph Morris • Eugene Rice • Billy Burrage • Frederick Daugherty • Orville Langley • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: John Heil • John Russell (Oklahoma) • Sara Hill | ||
| Senior judges |
James Payne • Claire Eagan • Terence Kern • Gregory Frizzell • John Dowdell • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Jodi Jayne • Christine Little • Susan Huntsman • Mark Steele • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
David L. Russell • Franklin Elmore Kennamer • Alfred Murrah • James Ellison • Bower Broaddus • Luther Bohanon • William Wallace (Oklahoma) • Billy Burrage • Harold Cook • Frederick Daugherty • Allen Barrow • Thomas Brett • Sven Holmes • Royce Savage • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Terence Kern • James Ellison • Harold Cook • Allen Barrow • Thomas Brett • Sven Holmes • Royce Savage • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Jerome HolmesChief Judge: Timothy Tymkovich • Allison Eid • Harris Hartz • Carolyn McHugh • Nancy Moritz • Robert Bacharach • Scott Matheson (Utah) • Gregory Alan Phillips • Joel Carson • Veronica Rossman • Richard Federico | ||
| Senior judges |
Terrence O'Brien • Michael R. Murphy (Federal judge) • Carlos Lucero • Mary Briscoe • Paul Kelly (United States Court of Appeals judge) • David Ebel • Wade Brorby • Bobby Baldock • Stephen Anderson • John Porfilio • Stephanie Seymour • | ||
| Former judges | William E. Doyle (Colorado) • Neil Gorsuch • Robert Henry • Deanell Tacha • Michael McConnell (federal appeals judge) • William Holloway • Robert McWilliams • James E. Barrett (Federal judge) • John Hazelton Cotteral • Robert E. Lewis (Colorado judge) • Robert Williams (Oklahoma) • Orie Leon Phillips • George Thomas McDermott • Sam Gilbert Bratton • Alfred Murrah • Walter Huxman • David Thomas Lewis • Jean Breitenstein • Delmas Hill • John Hickey • James Logan • John Pickett • Oliver Seth • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Mary Briscoe • Robert Henry • Deanell Tacha • Stephanie Seymour • Monroe McKay • William Holloway • Orie Leon Phillips • Sam Gilbert Bratton • Alfred Murrah • David Thomas Lewis • Oliver Seth • | ||
