Alfred Paul Murrah

Personal

Birthday: 
10/27/1904
Birthplace: 
Tishomingo, OK
Date of Death: 
10/30/1975
Place of Death: 
Oklahoma City, OK
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1928-1929
Private practice, Seminole and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1929-1937
Director, Federal Judicial Center, 1970-1974

Education

Name of School: 

University of Oklahoma College of Law

Our faculty, staff and administration are deeply committed to ensuring that each one of our students experience success in law school and beyond. All objective signs over the last decade affirm that success, as statistically 95-100% of those who matriculate will graduate, pass the bar examination on their first attempt, and find jobs in the field of their choice. In short, although our admission standards are very high, we do everything possible to help our students succeed.

Degree: 
LL.B.
Degree Year: 
1928

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
Court Name: 

Oklahoma Eastern District Court

President Nominating: 
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
3/3/1937
Termination Date: 
9/9/1940
Termination Reason: 
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma
Court Name - Second: 

Oklahoma Northern District Court

Commission Date - Second: 
3/3/1937
Termination Date - Second: 
9/9/1940
Termination Reason - Second: 
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Third: 
U. S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
Court Name - Third: 

Oklahoma Western District Court

Commission Date - Third: 
3/3/1937
Termination Date - Third: 
9/9/1940
Termination Reason - Third: 
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Fourth: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Court Name - Fourth: 

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Fourth: 
9/4/1940
Retirement from Active Service - Fourth: 
5/1/1970
Termination Date - Fourth: 
10/30/1975
Termination Reason - Fourth: 
Death