Herbert Frazier Murray
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Herbert Frazier Murray was a United States federal judge
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Born in Waltham, Massachusetts
, Murray was in the United States Army
Air Corps from 1943 to 1945. He received a B.A.
from Yale University
in 1947 and an LL.B. from the University of Maryland School of Law
in 1951. He was a law clerk
, Hon. W. Calvin Chesnut, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland from 1951 to 1952. He was in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland from 1952 to 1954. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the District of Maryland from 1954 to 1956. He was in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland from 1956 to 1971.
Murray was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
. Murray was nominated by President Richard Nixon
on July 19, 1971, to a seat vacated by Roszel C. Thomsen. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on July 29, 1971, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status
on December 31, 1988. Murray served in that capacity until July 12, 1999, due to his death.
He died in Baltimore, Maryland.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, was an early center for the labor movement, and major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the city was a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning,...
, Murray was in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
Air Corps from 1943 to 1945. He received a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1947 and an LL.B. from the University of Maryland School of Law
University of Maryland School of Law
The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law is the second-oldest law school in the United States by date of establishment and third-oldest by date of first classes. The school is located on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore in Downtown Baltimore's West Side...
in 1951. He was a law clerk
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
, Hon. W. Calvin Chesnut, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland from 1951 to 1952. He was in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland from 1952 to 1954. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the District of Maryland from 1954 to 1956. He was in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland from 1956 to 1971.
Murray was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
The United States District Court for the District of Maryland is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Maryland....
. Murray was nominated by President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
on July 19, 1971, to a seat vacated by Roszel C. Thomsen. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on July 29, 1971, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on December 31, 1988. Murray served in that capacity until July 12, 1999, due to his death.
He died in Baltimore, Maryland.