John Garvan Murtha

John Garvan Murtha
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
Assumed office
June 30, 2009
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
In office
1995–2002
Preceded by Fred I. Parker
Succeeded by William K. Sessions III
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
In office
May 26, 1995  June 30, 2009
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Franklin S. Billings, Jr.
Succeeded by Christina Reiss
Personal details
Born (1941-03-03) March 3, 1941
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater Yale University
University of Connecticut School of Law
Georgetown University Law Center

John Garvan Murtha (born March 3, 1941) is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Murtha received a B.A. from Yale University in 1963, an LL.B. from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1968, and an LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1970. He was an E. Barrett Prettyman fellow at the Georgetown University Law Center from 1968 to 1970, and then became a deputy state's attorney of Windham County, Vermont from 1970 to 1973. He was in private practice in Brattleboro, Vermont from 1973 to 1995.

On April 4, 1995, President Bill Clinton nominated Murtha to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont vacated by Franklin S. Billings, Jr.. Murtha was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 25, 1995, and received his commission on May 26, 1995. He served as chief judge, 1995-2002. He assumed senior status on June 30, 2009.

Decisions

Judge Murtha's decision in McGarry v. Pallito, an important case involving the Thirteenth Amendment, was overturned by a three judge panel of the US Second Circuit of Appeals (McGarry v. Pallito, docket 10-669-pr) on August 3, 2012.[1]

Sources

References

  1. See Reuters, 2012/08/03.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Fred I. Parker
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
1995–2002
Succeeded by
William K. Sessions III
Preceded by
Franklin S. Billings, Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
1995–2009
Succeeded by
Christina Reiss


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