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Murphy, John Frank
Born 1977 in Philadelphia, PA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on July 12, 2022, to a seat vacated by Lawrence F. Stengel. Confirmed by the Senate on December 7, 2022, and received commission on December 23, 2022.
Education:
Cornell University, B.S., 1999
California Institute of Technology, M.S., 2002
California Institute of Technology, Ph.D., 2005
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2007
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on July 12, 2022, to a seat vacated by Lawrence F. Stengel. Confirmed by the Senate on December 7, 2022, and received commission on December 23, 2022.
Education:
Cornell University, B.S., 1999
California Institute of Technology, M.S., 2002
California Institute of Technology, Ph.D., 2005
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2007
Professional Career:
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2007-2008, 2009-2022
Law clerk, Hon. Kimberly A. Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2008-2009
Adjunct professor, Rutgers School of Law—Camden, 2014, 2016