Diana E. Murphy
| Diana Murphy | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 11, 1994 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Gibson |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota | |
| In office February 20, 1980 – October 11, 1994 |
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| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Ann Montgomery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1934 (age 77–78) Faribault, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
Diana E. Murphy born in 1934, is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
[edit] Education
Murphy received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota in 1954 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1974,[1] where she was an editor on the Law Review.
[edit] Career
Murphy was nominated to that post by President Bill Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by the Senate.[1] Prior to being elevated to the Court of Appeals she was a federal district judge for the District of Minnesota from 1979 to 1994, serving as chief judge from 1992 to 1994.[1] While on the Court of Appeals she also served as Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission from 1999 to 2004.[1]
Murphy is the first and so far only woman to serve on the Eighth Circuit.[2] In 1993 she was reputedly considered for the post of Attorney General of the United States, which later went to Janet Reno.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Diana E. Murphy at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Leigh Jones, 8th Circuit lags in female appointees, The National Law Journal (May 31, 2010).
| Legal offices | ||
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| New seat | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota 1980–1994 |
Succeeded by Ann Montgomery |
| Preceded by John Gibson |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 1994–present |
Incumbent |
- 1934 births
- American women judges
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
- Living people
- People from Minnesota
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- United States district court judges appointed by Jimmy Carter
- University of Minnesota Law School alumni
