Alfred Paul Murrah
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and confirmed by voice vote, Alfred Paul Murrah was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1928. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1904–1975
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Chief judge
- Tenth Circuit, 1959 to 1970
- Education
- University of Oklahoma College of Law 1928
- Succeeded
- Robert E. Lewis
- Succeeded by
- William Edward Doyle
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Eastern District of Oklahoma | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1937 | Northern District of Oklahoma | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1937 | Western District of Oklahoma | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1940 | Tenth Circuit succeeded Robert E. Lewis chief judge 1959 to 1970 | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1928-1929 |
| Private practice, Seminole and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1929-1937 |
| Member, Judicial Conference of the United States | 1959-1970 |
| Chair, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation | 1968-1975 |
| Director, Federal Judicial Center | 1970-1974 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Murrah authored 6 published opinions for the court (1938–1945). Most cited: Loving v. United States (30 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Loving v. United States | 32 F. Supp. 464 | 30 |
| 1941 | Momand v. Twentieth-Century Fox Film Corporation | 37 F. Supp. 649 | 28 |
| 1945 | Harris v. United States | 151 F.2d 837 | 26 |
| 1945 | Gillespie v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue | 151 F.2d 903 | 19 |
| 1939 | Monahan v. New York Life Ins. Co. | 26 F. Supp. 859 | 9 |
| 1938 | Houston & North Texas Motor Freight Lines, Inc. v. Local Union No. 886 of International Brotherhood of Teamsters | 24 F. Supp. 619 | 6 |
Showing the 6 most-cited of 6 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Alfred Paul Murrah?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Alfred Paul Murrah to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in 1940.
- Was Alfred Paul Murrah appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Alfred Paul Murrah was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Alfred Paul Murrah's confirmation vote?
- Alfred Paul Murrah was confirmed by voice vote on August 29, 1940. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Alfred Paul Murrah on?
- Alfred Paul Murrah was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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35 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).