Bernard Michael Murphy is a judge of the Federal Court of Australia.
[2] In 1980, he joined Slater and Gordon Lawyers and was admitted to legal practice in Victoria.
He practised in common law litigation and industrial relations.
Between 1990 and 1995, he served as the senior partner of Slater and Gordon[1] In 1996, he moved to Maurice Blackburn and specialised in class actions, heading the firm's national practice in that area from 1998.
He was the first solicitor from Victoria to be appointed directly to the Federal Court bench.