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Frank Murphy
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Frank Murphy served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jan 16, 1940.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Jan 16, 1940
- Born
- 1890
Appointments
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jan 16, 1940 – Jul 19, 1949
Education
- University of MichiganA.B., 1912
- University of Michigan Law SchoolLL.B., 1914
Career
Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1914-1917, 1922-1923; U.S. Army first lieutenant, 1917-1919; Chief assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1919-1922; Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan, 1920; Professor of law, University of Detroit, 1922-1927; Judge, Detroit [Michigan] Recorder's Court, 1923-1930; Mayor, Detroit, Michigan, 1930-1933; Governor general, Philippine Islands, 1933-1935; High commissioner, Philippine Islands, 1935-1936; Governor, Michigan, 1937-1938; Attorney General of the United States, 1939-1940
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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