William H. Murphy Sr.

William H. Murphy Sr.

American judge, lawyer, civil rights activist (1917–2003)

📍 Baltimore, Maryland USA

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William Hughes Murphy Sr. (1917–2003) was an American lawyer, judge, and civil rights activist. He was the second Black person elected to the bench in the city of Baltimore, where he served as a judge for decades. He was described The Baltimore Sun as, the "People's Judge". Murphy Sr. was one of the earliest Black graduates from the University of Maryland Law School. He was born into a prominent Black family which published, the Baltimore Afro-American.

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