Frank Murphy

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Frank Murphy was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his strong civil rights stance and advocacy for individual liberties.

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Frank Murphy canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
lawyer
politician
appointedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
birthName William Francis Murphy
buriedAt Our Lady of Lake Huron Catholic Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Michigan, United States
causeOfDeath heart failure
conflictParticipatedIn World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1890-04-13
dateOfDeath 1949-07-19
educatedAt University of Michigan
University of Michigan Law School
employer City of Detroit
linked to: Detroit

State of Michigan
linked to: Michigan

Supreme Court of the United States
United States Department of Justice
endTime 1949-07-19
endTime (as Governor of Michigan) 1939-01-01
endTime (as Mayor of Detroit) 1933-01-02
endTime (as U.S. Attorney General) 1940-01-18
familyName Murphy
givenName William
heritage Irish-American
knownFor advocacy for individual liberties
dissenting opinions in civil liberties cases
strong civil rights stance
legalPhilosophy judicial liberalism
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryService United States Army
notableWork dissent in Korematsu v. United States
opinions defending civil rights and civil liberties
officeContested Governor of Michigan
placeOfBirth Harbor Beach, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath Detroit, Michigan, United States
linked to: Detroit
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Attorney General of the United States
Governor of Michigan
Governor-General of the Philippines
High Commissioner to the Philippines
Mayor of Detroit
religion Roman Catholicism
startTime 1940-02-05
startTime (as Governor of Michigan) 1937-01-01
startTime (as Mayor of Detroit) 1930-01-06
startTime (as U.S. Attorney General) 1939-01-02
workLocation Detroit, Michigan, United States
linked to: Detroit

Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.

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Shelley v. Kraemer joinedBy Frank Murphy
Pierce Butler successor Frank Murphy
subject linked to: Justice Pierce Butler
Homer Cummings succeededBy Frank Murphy
subject linked to: Attorney General Homer Cummings
Betts v. Brady dissentingJustices Frank Murphy
Homer Stillé Cummings successor Frank Murphy
Yakus v. United States hasDissentingJustice Frank Murphy
Stone Court hasAssociateJustice Frank Murphy
Stone Court hasMember Frank Murphy
Thomas v. Collins majorityJustices Frank Murphy
Colegrove v. Green hasDissentFrom Frank Murphy
Thomas Campbell Clark precededBy Frank Murphy