Loren E. Murphy
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Loren E. Murphy (July 25, 1882 – June 2, 1963) was an American jurist.
Born on a farm near Cuba, in Fulton County, Illinois, Murphy received his law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1906 and then practiced law in Monmouth, Illinois. Murphy served as president of the Monmouth Board of Education and as mayor of Monmouth. He served as county judge for Warren County, Illinois and then as Illinois Circuit Court judge. Murphy also served on the Illinois Appellate Court. From 1939 to 1948, Murphy served on the Illinois Supreme Court and was chief justice. Murphy died at his home in Monmouth, Illinois.[1][2][3]
Notes
- ^ Illinois Supreme Court-Loren E. Murphy
- ^ 'Loren E. Murphy-obituary,' Galesville Register Mail (Illinois), June 6, 1963, pg. 25
- ^ 'The Michigan Alummnus,' volume XLV- October 8, 1938-September 16, 1939, Loren E. Murphy-1906 Law, pg. 520
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- 1882 births
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- People from Fulton County, Illinois
- People from Monmouth, Illinois
- University of Michigan Law School alumni
- Mayors of places in Illinois
- School board members in Illinois
- Illinois state court judges
- Judges of the Illinois Appellate Court
- Chief Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court
- 20th-century American judges
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