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Murphy to lead alternative dispute resolution practice at Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White
Former Maryland Court of Appeals Judge Joseph F. Murphy Jr. has joined Baltimore-based Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White, where he will head the alternative dispute resolution practice and assist with litigation matters.
His daughter, Erin Murphy, also works for the firm.
Before his 1984 appointment to the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Murphy was a Legal Aid staff attorney, an assistant state’s attorney for Baltimore City, the deputy state’s attorney for Baltimore City, and a partner in the Towson law firm of White & Murphy.
He was appointed to the Court of Special Appeals in 1993 and became its chief judge three years later. In 2007 he was appointed to the Court of Appeals.
Murphy is the author of the Maryland Evidence Handbook. He teaches evidence at the University of Baltimore Law School and trial practice at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.
While serving as a judge, Murphy received the Maryland Bar Foundation’s 1994 Award for Professional Excellence in the Advancement of Legal Competence, the Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center’s 2003 Champion for Victims Award, The Daily Record’s 2003 Maryland Top Leadership in Law Award, the St. Thomas More Society of Maryland’s 2004 Man for All Seasons Award, the University of Baltimore Law School’s 2008 Charles Hamilton Houston Award, and the University of Maryland School of Laws’ 2010 Cardin Public Service Award .
