Diana E. Murphy
 

Hon. Diana E. Murphy
Firm: United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Address: Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse
Room 24.329
111 South 10th Street
St. Louis, MO 63102
Phone: (612) 664-5820
Fax: (612) 664-5821
E-mail: Contact Us
Web site: http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/
Position Bar Admissions Education
Honors Published Works Affiliations
Current Employment Position(s):
United States Circuit Judge

Appointed 1994
Bar Admissions:
Minnesota, 1974
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1974
U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
Education:
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1974
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Law Review: Staff, 1972-1973, Editor, 1973-1974, Minnesota Law Review

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1958
Major: Graduate Study in History

Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, 1955
Honors: Fulbright Scholar
Major: Graduate Study in History

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1954
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Published Works:
The Judicial Improvements Act of 1990: The Concerns of Federal Judges, 74 Judicature 112, Aug/Sept, 1990

Unified and Consolidated Complaints in Multidistrict Litigation, 132 F.R.D. 597, 1990

Leading the Federal Judges Association Into the 1990's, Vol. 22, No. 10, 132 F.R.D. 597, October, 1990

Impeaching Federal Judges: Where Are We and Where Are We Going? (Co-Author), 72 Judicature 359, Apr/May, 1989

Report of the United States District Court for Minnesota, 45 Bench and Bar of Minnesota No. 6, August, 1988

The Minnesota Federal Court Embarks on Bicentennial Projects (Co-Author), 56 The Hennepin Lawyer No. 5, May/June, 1987

An Effort to Revise the Minnesota Bill of Rights, 58 Minnesota Law Review 157, 1973

Report of BIll of Rights Committee, Minnesota Constitutional Study Commission, 1973

Comment, 57 Minnesota Law Review 603, 1973

Minneapolis Works for Equal Opportunity, Minneapolis League of Women Voters, 1965

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Teaching Assistant, Department of History, University of Minnesota, 1955 - 1958

Occasional Student Practice Trials, Trial Practice Courses and Judge of Appellate Moot Court, University of Minnesota

Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education, Federal Bar Association's Practice Seminars

Lecturer, United States Attorney General's Advocacy Institute

Honors and Awards:
Amicus Founder's Award, 1980

YWCA Outstanding Achievement Award, 1981

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Outstanding Achievement Award, University of Minnesota, 1983

Distinguished Citizen Award, Alpha Gamma Delta, 1985

Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
Member

Minnesota State Bar Association
Member

Hennepin County Bar Association
Member

American Judicature Society
Member, Board of Directors; Chairman of Board 1989-1991

Minnesota Women Lawyers
Member

Federal Judicial Center, 1990 - 1994
Director

Federal Judges Association, 1982 - Present
Member, Board of Directors

Federal Judges Association, 1984 - 1989
Vice President

Federal Judges Association, 1989 - 1991
President

American Judicature Society, 1982 - 1993
Member, Board of Directors

American Judicature Society, 1984 - 1993
Member, Executive Committee

American Judicature Society, 1989 - 1991
Chairman of the Board

American Judicature Society, 1985 - 1988
Vice President

American Judicature Society, 1988 - 1989
Treasurer

Georgetown University Medical and Law Centers, 1988 - 1992
Member, Advisory Board, Courts, Health Science and the Law

American Bar Association, 1981 - 1988
Member, Ethics and Responsibility, Judges Advisory Committee

American Law Institute
Member

Hennepin County Bar Foundation, 1981 - 1985
Member, Board of Directors

Hennepin County Bar Foundation, 1983 - 1984
President

Minnesota State Bar Association, 1976 - 1981
Member, Board of Governors

National Association of Women Judges
Member

American Bar Association, 1991 - Present
Member, Standing Committee, Judicial Selection, Tenure & Compensation

American Bar Association, 1994 - Present
Member, Standing Committee, Federal Judicial Improvements

United States Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration, 1994 - Present
and Case Management

Past Employment Positions:
United States District Court, District of Minnesota, District Judge and Chief, District Judge, 1980 - 1992

Minnesota Bicentennial Commission, Member, 1987 - 1988

State of Minnesota, District Judge, 1978 - 1980

Hennepin County, Municipal Judge, 1976 - 1978

Lindquist & Vennum, Minneapolis, Associate, 1974 - 1976

Minneapolis Charter Commission, Chair, 1974 - 1976

Minneapolis Charter Commission, Member, 1973 - 1976

Minnesota Constitutional Study Commission, Member and Chair, Bill of Rights Committee, 1971 - 1973

Fraternities/Sororities:
Alpha Gamma Delta
Birth Information:
1934, Faribault, Minnesota, United States of America
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