ROBERT C. MURPHY. Chief Judge, Court of Appeals,
2nd Appellate Circuit, since 1972 Chair, Maryland
Judicial Conference, 1972— Chief Judge, Court of
Special Appeals, 1967-72 Special assistant attorney
general, assistant attorney general, deputy attorney
general, and Attorney General of Maryland, 1956-67.
Chair, Commission on Judicial Disabilities, 1971-72.
Chair, Hall of Records Commission, 1972—, Library
Committee, State Law Library, 1972— Member, Gov-
erning Board, Council of State Governments, 1986—.
President, Conference of Chief Justices, 1986-87.
Chair, Board of Directors, National Center for State
Courts, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1986-87. Member,

Governor's Advisory Board for Justice Assistance, 1987-
92; Maryland Commission on Criminal Sentencing
Policy, 1996. 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 Customs and Patent
Appeals, Washington, DC, 1951-52 Admitted to Maryland
Bar, 1952. Member, Maryland State Bar Association For-
mer chair and present member. Board of Trustees, Univer-
sity of Maryland Alumni Association-International.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Maryland, Univer-
sity of Baltimore, and Washington College