Martin P. Murphy
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Martin P. Murphy is an acting justice of the Kings County Supreme Court, Criminal Term in the 2nd Judicial District of New York. He has also served as a judge of the New York City Family Court since 1997. He was reappointed to this court in 2006 and 2017.[1][2]
Education
Murphy received his B.A. from Seton Hall University in 1971 and his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1974.[1]
Career
Murphy began his career in 1974 as a criminal defense attorney for the Legal Aid Society. He became the attorney-in-charge of the Criminal Defense Division in 1985 and worked in this capacity until 1990. From 1990 to 1994, he was the N.Y.C. Director of Arrest to Arraignment. He then served as a deputy coordinator at the Office of the New York City Criminal Justice Coordinator until his judicial appointment in 1997.
Murphy began his judicial career in 1997 when he was appointed to the Family Court of New York City. He also served as a supervising judge of the New York City Criminal Court of New York County from 2000 to 2006. He was reappointed to the family court and was appointed an acting supreme court justice in 2006.[1]
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Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of New York, Western District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York
State courts:
New York Court of Appeals • New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division • New York Supreme Court • New York County Courts • New York City Courts • New York Town and Village Courts • New York Family Courts • New York Surrogates' Courts • New York City Civil Court • New York City Criminal Courts • New York Court of Claims • New York Problem Solving Courts
State resources:
Courts in New York • New York judicial elections • Judicial selection in New York
