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Retired Court of Appeals Judge Joseph Murphy dies at 78
Retired Maryland Court of Appeals Judge Joseph F. Murphy Jr., who literally wrote the book on the state’s evidentiary rules and served on three levels of the judiciary, has died.
Md. Court of Appeals opens new term with higher profile
Maryland’s top court will consider among its approximately 150 appeals this term whether an internet sensation’s murder conviction should be reinstated.
Sanctions delayed: Top court holds on to AGC cases
Of the 11 per curiam opinions issued by the Court of Appeals since June 22, seven were disbarments.
Currie appears before Maryland ethics panel
ANNAPOLIS — State Sen. Ulysses Currie appeared for several hours Monday before the Maryland General Assembly’s joint ethics panel, which is considering the Prince George’s County senator’s failure to disclose work […]
Retired Court of Appeals judge to counsel Currie
ANNAPOLIS — Retired Maryland Court of Appeals Judge Joseph F. Murphy Jr. has agreed to be state Sen. Ulysses Currie’s counsel before a General Assembly ethics panel. Murphy, who now […]
McDonald named to high court; Berger elevated to CSA
Gov. Martin O’Malley on Thursday named Robert N. “Bob” McDonald to Maryland‘s highest court, succeeding Judge Joseph F. Murphy Jr., who stepped down from the Court of Appeals in September. […]
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 […]
4 candidates sent to O’Malley for Court of Appeals vacancy
The Appellate Judicial Nominating Commission on Tuesday sent Gov. Martin O’Malley the names of four candidates for the Court of Appeals vacancy created when Judge Joseph F. Murphy Jr. retired […]
Housing voucher holder gets top-court win
The state’s highest court held Friday that the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development must give state residents a full contested case hearing before revoking their federal low-income housing […]
Court of Appeals upholds death sentence for Jody Lee Miles
The standard that Maryland jurors use in deciding whether to impose the death penalty is constitutional, the Court of Appeals held Tuesday. The decision comes three years and four months […]
Eight apply for Court of Appeals vacancy
Eight people have applied for a seat on the Court of Appeals that will be left vacant when Judge Joseph F. Murphy Jr. retires later this year. The Appellate Judicial […]
Judge Joseph F. Murphy Jr. to join Silverman’s firm
Seven months before he will retire from the Maryland Court of Appeals, Judge Joseph F. Murphy Jr. said Tuesday that he will join Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White LLC in […]
