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John William Murphy
This is the page for the former judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. If you are looking for another judge by this name, please see: John Murphy.
John William Murphy (1902-1962) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Murphy was nominated by President Harry Truman on May 7, 1946, to a seat vacated by Albert Williams Johnson; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 21, 1946, and received commission on May 27th. He served as chief judge from 1955 until his death on March 28, 1962.[1] Murphy was succeeded in this position by William Nealon.
Early life and education
- University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1926
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1929
Professional career
- Private practice, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1929-1943
- Assistant district attorney, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, 1934-1941
- U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-1946
Judicial career
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Murphy was nominated by President Harry Truman on May 7, 1946, to a seat vacated by Albert Williams Johnson;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on May 21, 1946, and received commission on May 27th. He served as chief judge from 1955 until his death on March 28, 1962. Murphy was succeeded in this position by William Nealon.
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Albert Williams Johnson |
Middle District of Pennsylvania 1946–1962 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: William Nealon
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
