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Diana E. Murphy

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980–1994

Diana E. Murphy , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Diana Esther Murphy (née Kuske; January 4, 1934 – May 16, 2018) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Education

  • University of MinnesotaB.A., 1954
  • University of Minnesota Law SchoolJ.D., 1974

Career

Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1974-1976; Judge, Hennepin County [Minnesota] Municipal Court, 1976-1978; Judge, Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District, 1978-1980; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1990-1994; Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1999-2004

Biography

Diana Esther Murphy (née Kuske; January 4, 1934 – May 16, 2018) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

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