Frank Murphy

Biography of Frank Murphy

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Murphy
• First Name: Frank
• Date of Birth: April , 13 , 1890
• Place of Birth (POB): Sand Beach , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
• Date of Death: July , 19 , 1949
• Place of Death (POD): Detroit , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Frank Murphy Court Service Information

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/04/1940
• Seat vacated by: Butler , Pierce
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/04/1940
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 01/15/1940
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/16/1940
• Commission Date: 01/18/1940
• Date of Termination: 07/19/1949
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Frank Murphy in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Michigan
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1912

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Michigan Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1914

Frank Murphy Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1914-1917, 1922-1923
• U.S. Army first lieutenant, 1917-1919
• Chief assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1919-1922
• Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan, 1920
• Professor of law, University of Detroit, 1922-1927
• Judge, Detroit [Michigan] Recorder's Court, 1923-1930
• Mayor, Detroit, Michigan, 1930-1933
• Governor general and high commissioner, Philippine Islands, 1933-1936
• Governor, Michigan, 1937-1938
• Attorney General of the United States, 1939-1940
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Seventh Circuit, February 12, 1940-October 13, 1941, March 1, 1943-July 19, 1949
• Sixth Circuit, June 2, 1941-October 13, 1941
• Eighth Circuit, October 14, 1941-February 28, 1943
• Tenth Circuit, October 14, 1941-February 28, 1943

Resources

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