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William P. Murphy

Minnesota Supreme Court · Appointed January 1, 1955

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Judicial record

68 opinions where William P. Murphy sat on the panel, spanning 1968–1973.

68 Joined majority

By court

  • Minn. 68

By disposition

  • Affirmed 21
  • Denied 17
  • Granted 14
  • Dismissed 7
  • Reversed 7
  • Vacated 1
  • Modified 1

Panel votes per year

How William P. Murphy's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with James C. Otis for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 6 12 18 24 30 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1968: 6 votes — William P. Murphy 1969: 19 votes — William P. Murphy 1970: 13 votes — William P. Murphy 1971: 16 votes — William P. Murphy 1972: 10 votes — William P. Murphy 1973: 4 votes — William P. Murphy 1968: 7 votes — James C. Otis 1969: 15 votes — James C. Otis 1970: 13 votes — James C. Otis 1971: 21 votes — James C. Otis 1972: 14 votes — James C. Otis 1973: 19 votes — James C. Otis 1974: 11 votes — James C. Otis 1975: 8 votes — James C. Otis 1976: 2 votes — James C. Otis 1977: 1 vote — James C. Otis 1979: 3 votes — James C. Otis 1980: 2 votes — James C. Otis
  • William P. Murphy
  • James C. Otis

Most-frequent co-panelists

Judges who appeared on the same opinions. aligned = same bucket (both majority, both dissent); partial = concurred in result but wrote separately; split = the meaningful disagreement (majority vs dissent).

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where William P. Murphy sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
43209 Minn. 1973-07-06 Dismissed Weinzierl v. Lien
43092 Minn. 1973-04-27 Granted Houghton v. State
43455 Minn. 1973-01-26 Denied Rosen v. Minnesota Civil Service Board
43113 Minn. 1973-01-12 Affirmed State v. Turner
42937 Minn. 1972-11-24 Affirmed State v. James Pettit
43086 Minn. 1972-06-23 Affirmed State, by Head v. Aamco Automatic Transmissions
43260 Minn. 1972-04-14 Granted State v. Cvar
43014 Minn. 1972-04-07 Affirmed State v. Danaher
42545 Minn. 1972-04-07 Denied Independent School District No. 186 v. Independent School District No. 181
42769 Minn. 1972-03-31 Reversed Johnson v. Radde
42596 Minn. 1972-03-03 Affirmed Tourville v. Tourville
42802 Minn. 1972-02-04 Granted Sutor v. Rogotzke
42996 Minn. 1972-01-28 Affirmed Herbst v. Independent School District No. 793
43003, 43041 Minn. 1972-01-21 Denied State ex rel. Head v. Gilson
41525 Minn. 1971-12-10 Denied State v. Knight