Sir Edward Henry Murray (born 4 May 1958) is an American-born British High Court judge.

Early life and education

Murray was born on 4 May 1958 in Washington, DC, United States and attended

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in Washington, DC. He completed an MA in philosophy at Trinity College Dublin in 1980 and a JD ''

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'' at

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in 1985.

Legal career

In 1986, he was admitted to the New York State Bar and was an associate of Sidley & Austin from 1986 to 1990. In 1992, he was admitted as a

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and joined Allen & Overy as an associate, being promoted to

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in 1993 and served in that derivates structure group at the firm until 2013. He is a naturalised UK citizen. Though he did not have a background as an

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, he was appointed as a

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in 2009 and a deputy High Court judge in 2013. On 1 October 2018, Murray was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the King's Bench Division. He took the customary knighthood in the same year. Since 2022, he has been Presiding Judge of the South Eastern Circuit.

Personal life

In 1984, he married Andrea Stang, with whom he has one daughter; they later divorced in 2018. In 2019, he married Bina Pandey.

References

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