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William Murray (Montana)
William Daniel Murray (1908-1994) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Montana. He was nominated by President Harry Truman on April 5, 1949, to a seat vacated by Judge Robert Lewis Brown. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 4, 1949, and received commission on May 9, 1949. From 1957 to 1965, he served as the chief judge. Murray assumed senior status on December 31, 1965 and served until his death on October 3, 1994.[1]
Early life and education
- Columbia University
- Georgetown University, B.S., 1932
- University of Montana School of Law, LL.B., 1936[1]
Military service
Murray was a Lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant from 1942 to 1945.[1]
Professional career
- 1936-1949: Private practice, Butte, Montana
- 1938-1942: Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Montana[1]
Judicial career
District of Montana
Murray was nominated by President Harry Truman on April 5, 1949, to a seat vacated by Robert Lewis Brown. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 4, 1949, and received commission on May 9, 1949. From 1957 to 1965, Murray served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status from December 31, 1965 until his death on October 3, 1994.[1] Murray was succeeded in this position by Judge Russell Smith.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Murray Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Lewis Brown |
District of Montana 1949–1965 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Russell Smith
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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 | |||
