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# Eric Earl Murphy

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- State: National federal courts
- Role: U.S. Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2019–present)
- In summary: Eric Earl Murphy is a Republican-appointed federal appellate judge with a background in high-level legal clerkships, appellate practice, and as Ohio’s Solicitor General, now serving on the Sixth Circuit since 2019
- Law clerk to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy (U.S. Supreme Court) (2006–2007)
- Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the United States, 2006-2007
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2005-2006
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

### Education

- high honors, Order of the Coif — University of Chicago Law School — J.D. (2005)
- Miami University-Oxford — B.A. (2001)
- summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa — Miami University — B.A. (2001)

### Additional information

- Nominated by President Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2019, to replace Judge Alice M. Batchelder.
- The Senate confirmed him 52–46 on March 7, 2019, and his commission was issued the same day.
- Solicitor general, State of Ohio, 2013-2019
- Private practice, Columbus, OH, 2007-2013
- Associate in appellate practice at Jones Day (Columbus, OH) (2007–2013)
- Date of birth: 1979-01-01

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### appellate oral argument

Scope: courtwide

In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.

Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary

[Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)
- [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)
- [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6105366)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8607/eric-earl-murphy/)
- [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8607/eric-earl-murphy/)
- [Wikidata: Eric E. Murphy](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54862535)

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