ROBERT C. MURPHY. Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, 2nd Appellate Circuit, since 1972. Chairman, Mary-
land Judicial Conference, 1972--. Chief Judge, Court of Special Appeals, 1967-72. Born in Baltimore, Maryland,
October 9, 1926. Attended Forest Park High School. Served in U.S. Navy, 1944-46. University of Maryland,
University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1951. Law clerk to Judge William P. Cole, Jr., U.S. Court of Cus-
toms and Patent Appeals, Washington, DC, 1951-52. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1952. Member, American
and Maryland State Bar Associations. Special assistant attorney general, assistant attorney general, deputy at-
torney general, and Attorney General of Maryland, 1956-67. Chairman, Commission on Judicial Disabilities,
1971-72. Chairman, Hall of Records Commission; Library Committee, State Law Library. Member, Gover-
nor's Advisory Board for Justice Assistance. Member, Governing Board, Council of State Governments, 1986--.
President, Conference of Chief Justices, 1986-87. Chairman, Board of Directors, National Center for State Courts,
Williamsburg, Virginia, 1986-87. Former chairman and present member, Board of Trustees, University of Mary-
land Alumni Association-International. Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Maryland and University of
Baltimore.