Mary P. Murray at a glance
- Current role
- Superior Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Mary P. Murray
Superior Court Judge · Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Biography
Professional career
- Republican‐party judge on the Pennsylvania Superior Court, elected in 2017 and serving since January 2018 for a 10‐year term ending in 2027
- From 2004 to 2017, Murray held the role of a Magisterial District Judge for Coraopolis, Crescent, Moon, and Neville Townships in Allegheny County, hearing over 75,000 civil, criminal, traffic, and non‐traffic cases
- She also interned with Judge Joseph L. Cosetti, S.J., at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Murray is also on the Board of Governors of Amen Corner, serves as Presiding Justice for B.P.O.E. #1090, and is active in local business and religious communities
Education
- B.S./B.A. in marketing (with a minor in psychology) from Duquesne University in 1992, then completed a joint MBA (1995) and J.D. (1996) at Duquesne University School of Law.
Additional information
- She chaired the Minor Court Rules Committee (2012–2014) and held leadership roles in the Special Court Judges Associations.
- She has been licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and Florida, and admitted before the U.S. Supreme Court and the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Before that, she worked in private wills and estates practice, at law firms handling real estate, family, civil, and municipal law, and as a Beaver County law clerk for Judges Joseph S. Walko, Thomas C. Mannix, and James E. Rowley
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Exhibits
Statewide
For Pennsylvania Common Pleas proceedings, statewide Pa.R.J.A. 1910 prohibits courtroom broadcasting, recording, and photography unless an exception or judicial authorization applies; the rule also recognizes judge-authorized electronic or photographic means for evidence presentation.
the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom ↗
Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania official judicial roster ↗201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View 201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom ↗