Eric E. Murphy | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
Assumed office March 11, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Alice M. Batchelder |
9th Solicitor General of Ohio | |
In office September 9,2013 –January 14,2019 | |
Attorney General | Mike DeWine |
Preceded by | Alexandra Schimmer |
Succeeded by | Ben Flowers |
Personal details | |
Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Indianapolis,Indiana,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Miami University (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
Eric Earl Murphy (born 1979) [1] is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and former Solicitor General of Ohio.
Murphy earned his Bachelor of Arts,summa cum laude,from Miami University. He received his Juris Doctor with high honors from the University of Chicago Law School,where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif and was a member of the University of Chicago Law Review . After graduating from law school,Murphy served as a law clerk to Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He then clerked for Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy of the Supreme Court of the United States. Murphy later joined the Columbus,Ohio,office of Jones Day as part of the issues and appeals practice group. [2] He became the Solicitor General of Ohio under Attorney General Mike DeWine in 2013. [3] [4]
He is a member of the Federalist Society. [5]
On June 7,2018,President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Murphy to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. [4] On June 18,2018,his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Murphy to the seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit being vacated by Judge Alice M. Batchelder,who previously announced her decision to assume senior status on a date to be determined. [6] In June 2018,U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown said he did not plan to return a blue slip for Murphy's nomination,while U.S. Senator Rob Portman said he planned to support Murphy's nomination. [7] On October 10,2018,a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [8]
On January 3,2019,his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI,Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23,2019,President Trump announced his intent to renominate Murphy for a federal judgeship. [9] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day. [10] On February 7,2019,his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote. [11] On March 6,2019,the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 53–46 vote. [12] On March 7,2019,his nomination was confirmed by a 52–46 vote. [13] He received his judicial commission on March 11,2019. [14]
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