Thomas Francis Murphy
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1951 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas Francis Murphy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1930. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1905–1995
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1951
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Georgetown College (now Georgetown) 1927 · Fordham Law 1930
- Succeeded
- Harold Raymond Medina
- Succeeded by
- Murray Irwin Gurfein
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Southern District of New York succeeded Harold Raymond Medina | Truman (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
Judicial Record
In our data, Murphy authored 77 published opinions for the court (1952–1972). Most cited: Citizens Committee for the Hudson Valley v. Volpe (36 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Citizens Committee for the Hudson Valley v. Volpe | 302 F. Supp. 1083 | 36 |
| 1952 | Ronson Art Metal Works, Inc. v. Brown & Bigelow, Inc. | 104 F. Supp. 716 | 33 |
| 1959 | United States v. Philippe | 173 F. Supp. 582 | 28 |
| 1960 | Harper v. Sonnabend | 182 F. Supp. 594 | 23 |
| 1957 | United States v. Standard Oil Co. of California | 155 F. Supp. 121 | 22 |
| 1956 | Ilyin v. Avon Publications, Inc. | 144 F. Supp. 368 | 22 |
| 1963 | SKIBS A/S SILJESTAD v. S/S Mathew Luckenbach | 215 F. Supp. 667 | 21 |
| 1953 | Lehn & Fink Products Corp. v. Milner Products Co. | 117 F. Supp. 320 | 18 |
| 1952 | Dale System, Inc. v. General Teleradio, Inc. | 105 F. Supp. 745 | 18 |
| 1960 | In Re the Arbitration Between Hall & Sperry Gyroscope Co. Division of Sperry Rand Corp. | 183 F. Supp. 891 | 17 |
| 1960 | Jacobson v. Flemming | 186 F. Supp. 936 | 17 |
| 1961 | Klapholz v. Esperdy | 201 F. Supp. 294 | 16 |
| 1961 | Voyiatzis v. National Shipping & Trading Corporation | 199 F. Supp. 920 | 16 |
| 1959 | Arnold Productions, Inc. v. Favorite Films Corp. | 176 F. Supp. 862 | 15 |
| 1954 | Boynton v. Pedrick | 136 F. Supp. 888 | 15 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 77 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 Thomas Francis Murphy?
- President Harry S Truman appointed Thomas Francis Murphy to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1951.
- Was Thomas Francis Murphy appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Thomas Francis Murphy was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Thomas Francis Murphy's confirmation vote?
- Thomas Francis Murphy was confirmed by voice vote on June 29, 1951. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Thomas Francis Murphy on?
- Thomas Francis Murphy was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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44 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).