Thomas Francis Murphy

Personal

Birthday: 
12/3/1905
Birthplace: 
New York, NY
Date of Death: 
10/26/1995
Place of Death: 
Salisbury, CT
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1942-1950
Police commissioner, New York City, 1950-1951

Education

Name of School: 
Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1927
Name of School - Second: 

Fordham University School of Law

The mission of the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service draws upon the Jesuit tradition of fostering social justice through education, research, and service. By building on its location in the economically, racially and culturally diverse environment of the greater New York City metropolitan region, the School seeks to provide outstanding social work education, guided by humanistic values and a global perspective, focusing on service to and research with individuals, families and groups, organizations, and communities. The School advocates for improving the quality of life for society's most vulnerable populations through teaching, practice, influencing policy, and the development and dissemination of knowledge.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1930

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Court Name: 

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating: 
Harry S Truman
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
7/2/1951
Retirement from Active Service: 
12/3/1970
Termination Date: 
10/26/1995
Termination Reason: 
Death