Stephen Joseph Murphy III

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Born 1962.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

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

Appointed by: George W. Bush (Republican)
Nominated: Apr 15, 2008
Senate vote: Voice vote
Confirmed: Jun 24, 2008
Commissioned: Aug 18, 2008

Education

B.S., Marquette University, 1984
J.D., St. Louis University School of Law, 1987

Career

Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1987-1992
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1992-2000
Adjunct professor, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, 1995-2003
Attorney, General Motors, 2000-2005
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2005-2008
Adjunct professor, Ave Maria School of Law, 2003
Adjunct professor, Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, 2008

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, June 28, 2006; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, March 19, 2007; nomination withdrawn by president, April 15, 2008

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

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