Robert C. Murphy

For other people named Robert Murphy, see Robert Murphy (disambiguation).

Robert C. Murphy (October 9, 1926 – October 31, 2000) was a lawyer and jurist from Baltimore County, Maryland. He served as Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, from 1972 to October 1996. He was appointed by then Governor Marvin Mandel.

Murphy was born in Baltimore City, Maryland and attended public schools including Forest Park Senior High School in Baltimore City, Maryland. He served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. He graduated from the University of Maryland Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1951. In 1952 he was admitted to the Maryland bar.

From 1955 to 1966 Murphy worked for the office of the Attorney General of Maryland, and in 1966 became Attorney General.

Personal life

His wife, Helen Murphy, is living and has 3 children and 7 grandchildren.

He has 3 children, Karen, Thomas, and Kathy.

His daughter, Karen Murphy Jensen, serves as a judge for the Circuit Court of Caroline County, Maryland.

Legal offices
Preceded by Thomas B. Finan	Attorney General of Maryland 1966	Succeeded by Francis B. Burch
Preceded by Hall Hammond	Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals 1972–1996	Succeeded by Robert M. Bell

Chief Judges of the Maryland Court of Appeals

Rumsey Chase Buchanan Archer Dorsey LeGrand Bowie Bartol Alvey Robinson McSherry Boyd Bond Sloan Marbury Markell Sobeloff Brune Henderson Prescott Hammond Murphy Bell Barbera

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