Michael R. Murphy

Personal

Birthday: 
1947
Birthplace: 
Denver, CO
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Law clerk, Hon. David T. Lewis, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1972-1973
Private practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1973-1986
Judge, Utah District Court, Third District, 1986-1995; presiding judge, 1990-1995

Education

Name of School: 
Creighton University
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1969
Name of School - Second: 

University of Wyoming College of Law

The primary mission of the College of Law is to provide a high quality legal education to its students. We also work to serve the legal profession and the public, and to enhance our own professional competence and development, through the production of high-quality legal scholarship. We also provide law-related educational and other services to the Bar, the University community and the general public.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1972

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Court Name: 

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
8/14/1995
Retirement from Active Service: 
12/31/2012