[2] He was also an instructor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.
[1] After leaving the office of the State's attorney, he was a named partner at the Towson law firm of White & Murphy.
[4] Upon his retirement from the bench, Judge Murphy joined the Baltimore-based law firm of Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White, where he served as litigation support, and headed the firm's Alternative Dispute Resolution practice.
Judge Murphy's daughter is currently an attorney in the firm's appellate litigation division.
[5] On December 22, 2011, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley announced his appointment of Robert N. ("Bob") McDonald, the Chief Counsel of Opinions and Advice for the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland, to the Court of Appeals replacing Judge Murphy.