Peter Murray (Harvard Law School)
Encyclopedia
Peter Murray is the Robert Braucher Visiting Professor and Edward R. Johnston Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School
. He is an authority in the fields of evidence, comparative law
, trial advocacy, comparative civil procedure, and admiralty law
. Murray graduated from Harvard Law School (LL.B. magna cum laude, 1967). He served as Secretary to the Maine
Judicial Council
from 1969 to 1978 and has been a consultant to the Maine Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence since 1973. Murray is a member of the American Law Institute
and the American Board of Trial Advocacy.
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
. He is an authority in the fields of evidence, comparative law
Comparative law
Comparative law is the study of differences and similarities between the law of different countries. More specifically, it involves study of the different legal systems in existence in the world, including the common law, the civil law, socialist law, Islamic law, Hindu law, and Chinese law...
, trial advocacy, comparative civil procedure, and admiralty law
Admiralty law
Admiralty law is a distinct body of law which governs maritime questions and offenses. It is a body of both domestic law governing maritime activities, and private international law governing the relationships between private entities which operate vessels on the oceans...
. Murray graduated from Harvard Law School (LL.B. magna cum laude, 1967). He served as Secretary to the Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
Judicial Council
Judicial Council
Judicial Council may refer to:*Canadian Judicial Council*Judicial Council of the United Methodist Church*Judicial council *Judicial Council of California...
from 1969 to 1978 and has been a consultant to the Maine Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence since 1973. Murray is a member of the American Law Institute
American Law Institute
The American Law Institute was established in 1923 to promote the clarification and simplification of American common law and its adaptation to changing social needs. The ALI drafts, approves, and publishes Restatements of the Law, Principles of the Law, model codes, and other proposals for law...
and the American Board of Trial Advocacy.