James E. Murphy (1897-1986) was a Supreme Court justice in Connecticut. Murphy served in the US Army during World War I and following it, attended Notre Dame Law School from which he graduated in 1923. Following graduation, Murphy joined Delaney, Murphy & Kotler, a law firm in Bridgeport, Connecticut. In 1941, he joined the Superior Court bench and served as a member of the state supreme court from 1957 to August 1966. He died of cancer on May 12, 1986 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford, Connecticut.[1]
He was succeeded on the court by Elmer W. Ryan.[2]
References
edit- ^ "James E. Murphy". The New York Times. May 23, 1986. p. B4.
- ^ "Thim, Ryan Sworn In As Court Justices", The Bridgeport Post (July 21, 1966), p. 59.
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