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Diana E. Murphy

Diana E. Murphy

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Born 1934 in Faribault, MN

Died 2018 in Minneapolis, MN

FJC ID: 1720

Diana Esther Murphy (née Kuske; January 4, 1934 – May 16, 2018) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

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Gender
Female
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. Sentencing Commission
    U.S. Sentencing Commission
    Chair · 1999–2004
  2. Federal Judicial Center
    Federal Judicial Center
    Board member · 1990–1994
  3. Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District
    Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District
    Judge · 1978–1980
  4. Hennepin County [Minnesota] Municipal Court
    Judge · 1976–1978
  5. Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    1974–1976

Appointments

  1. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
    1994–2018 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death
  2. Minnesota District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of MinnesotaChief Judge
    1980–1994 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

  1. University of Minnesota Law School
    University of Minnesota Law School
    J.D. · 1974
  2. University of Minnesota
    B.A. · 1954