--- title: "Harold Lloyd Murphy | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/harold-lloyd-murphy-2359" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Harold Lloyd Murphy U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia - State: Georgia - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, N.D. Georgia, 1977-present - Assistant solicitor general, Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit, GA, 1956-present - Judge, Superior Court of Georgia, Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit, 1971-1977 - He held the role of Georgia House of Representatives from 1951 to 1961, and as assistant solicitor general for the Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit in 1956 - Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ### Education - University of Georgia School of Law — LL.B. ### Additional information - Judge Murphy died December 28, 2022, in Rome, Georgia, at age 95. - On July 7, 1977, President Jimmy Carter nominated Murphy to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, a seat vacated by James C. Hill. - Confirmed by the Senate on July 28, 1977, and began his service the next day. - Private practice, Buchanan and Tallapoosa, GA, 1958-1971 - State representative, Georgia, 1951-1961 - Began his legal career in private practice in Buchanan, Georgia, from 1949 to 1958, later expanding to Tallapoosa. - Private practice, Buchanan, GA, 1949-1958 - U.S. Navy, 1945-1946 - Date of birth: 1927-01-01 - Remembered as a model of the “Greatest Generation” for his hard work, loyalty, and devotion to God and country. - Harold Loyd Murphy was an American federal judge and public servant, best known for his long tenure on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and his landmark civil rights ruling in Knight v. - Birth place: Haralson County, GA ## 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 ### electronic devices and recording Scope: statewide Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure. Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2359/harold-lloyd-murphy/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2359/harold-lloyd-murphy/) - [U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2359/harold-lloyd-murphy/) - [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2359/harold-lloyd-murphy/) - [Murphy, Harold Loyd](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/murphy-harold-loyd) - [Wikidata: Harold Lloyd Murphy](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5661527) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/harold-lloyd-murphy-2359", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/harold-lloyd-murphy-2359", "name": "Harold Lloyd Murphy | KnowJudges", "description": "Harold Lloyd Murphy, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.