About
Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1940 to 1949.
Before Fame
He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1914 from the University of Michigan Law School.
Trivia
He was supportive of many groups, including African Americans, criminals, Jehovah's Witnesses, and women.
Family Life
He was the son of John T. Murphy and Mary Brennan.
Associated With
He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
