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John Frank Murphy

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Born 1977.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Nominated
Jul 12, 2022
Senate vote
63 to 28
Confirmed
Dec 7, 2022
Commissioned
Dec 23, 2022

Education

  • B.S., Cornell University, 1999
  • M.S., California Institute of Technology, 2002
  • Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2005
  • J.D., Harvard Law School, 2007

Career

  • Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2007-2008, 2009-2022
  • Law clerk, Hon. Kimberly A. Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2008-2009
  • Adjunct professor, Rutgers School of Law—Camden, 2014, 2016

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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