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 "excerpt": "Eric E. Murphy, born 1979, is an American jurist serving as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit since 2019.",
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Murphy\n\nEric Earl Murphy (born 1979) is an American jurist serving as a judge of the [United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-court-of-appeals-for-the-sixth-circuit) since 2019.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup> He was appointed to the court by President Donald Trump and confirmed in 2019.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup> Before taking the bench, he served as solicitor general of the State of Ohio and clerked at the [Supreme Court of the United States](https://www.edgepedia.org/supreme-court-of-the-united-states).<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | Donald Trump<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | March 7, 2019 (Senate voted 52 to 46)<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160039)</sup> |\n| Born | 1979 in Indianapolis, Indiana<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup> |\n| Education | B.A., Miami University, Ohio, 2001; J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2005<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nMurphy was born in 1979 in [Indianapolis](https://www.edgepedia.org/indianapolis), Indiana.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup> He received a [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) from [Miami University](https://www.edgepedia.org/miami-university) in Ohio in 2001 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 2005.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter law school, Murphy served as a law clerk to Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 2005 to 2006.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup> He then clerked for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the Supreme Court of the United States from 2006 to 2007.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup> Murphy spent the next six years in private practice in [Columbus, Ohio](https://www.edgepedia.org/columbus-ohio), from 2007 to 2013.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup> He then served as solicitor general of the State of Ohio from 2013 to 2019, representing the state in appellate litigation.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nMurphy was first nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on June 18, 2018; no Senate vote occurred on that nomination.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup> He was renominated to the same seat on January 23, 2019.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup> The Senate confirmed him on March 7, 2019, by a vote of 52 to 46.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160039)</sup> He received his commission on March 11, 2019.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)</sup>\n\n## Notable cases\n\nIn *Summit Locations, LLC v. Bd. of Trs., Bath Twp., Ohio*, Murphy authored the opinion for the panel.<sup>[3](https://benchlight.org/judges/eric-earl-murphy)</sup>\n\nIn *Laurel Hill Mgmt. Servs., Inc v. La-Z-Boy Inc.*, Murphy authored a separate opinion concurring in the court's decision.<sup>[3](https://benchlight.org/judges/eric-earl-murphy)</sup>\n\nIn *Mark Charlton-Perkins v. Univ. of Cincinnati*, Murphy sat on the panel and authored a separate opinion.<sup>[3](https://benchlight.org/judges/eric-earl-murphy)</sup>\n\nMurphy did not sit on the original panel in *United States v. Jocelyn Benson*; he authored a separate statement concurring in the denial of the petition for rehearing en banc, joined by Chief Judge Sutton and Judge Larsen.<sup>[3](https://benchlight.org/judges/eric-earl-murphy)</sup>\n\nMurphy has also authored opinions in criminal appeals including *United States v. Steven Randall Neal* and *United States v. Glenn Daeward Boyd*, and sat on panels in cases including *Diamond Williams v. Mastronardi Produce-USA, Inc.* and *In Home Health, LLC v. Robert Kennedy, Jr.*<sup>[3](https://benchlight.org/judges/eric-earl-murphy)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Eric Earl Murphy](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)\n2. [Senate Roll Call Vote, March 7, 2019](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160039)\n3. [Eric Earl Murphy: Sixth Circuit Opinions and Panels](https://benchlight.org/judges/eric-earl-murphy)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States courts of appeals judges › Surnames K to N*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Sep 29, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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