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Loren E. Murphy (July 25, 1882 – June 2, 1963) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice and chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Born on a farm near
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, in
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, Murphy received his law degree from
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in 1906 and then practiced law in
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. Murphy served as president of the Monmouth Board of Education and as mayor of Monmouth. He served as county judge for
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and then as Illinois Circuit Court judge. Murphy also served on the
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. From 1939 to 1948, Murphy served on the
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and was chief justice. Murphy died at his home in Monmouth, Illinois.'The Michigan Alummnus,' volume XLV- October 8, 1938-September 16, 1939, Loren E. Murphy-1906 Law, pg. 520


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1882 births 1963 deaths People from Cuba, Illinois People from Monmouth, Illinois University of Michigan Law School alumni Mayors of places in Illinois School board members in Illinois Illinois state court judges Judges of the Illinois Appellate Court Chief Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court 20th-century American judges Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court {{Illinois-politician-stub