Stephen Joseph Murphy III (born September 23, 1962) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Stephen Joseph Murphy III
Michigan Eastern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Born 1962 in St. Louis, MO
FJC ID: 3180
Career output and lasting influence
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 1/year
Michigan Eastern District Court · 2008–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan2005–2008
Adjunct professor · 2008- General MotorsAttorney · 2000–2005
Adjunct professor · 1995–2003
Adjunct professor · 2003- Eastern District of MichiganAssistant U.S. attorney · 1992–2000
- U.S. Department of JusticeAttorney · 1987–1992
Appointments
2008–present · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
- St. Louis University School of LawJ.D. · 1987
- Marquette UniversityB.S. · 1984