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Michael R. Murphy
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Senior status since December 31, 2012.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- July 25, 1995
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- August 3, 1995
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), August 4, 1995
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- August 11, 1995
- Commissioned
- August 14, 1995
- Senior status
- Since December 31, 2012
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1947, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- 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
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