Thomas J. Murphy (May 25, 1930 – January 9, 2025) was an American politician and jurist from the state of New York.
He practiced law, becoming a partner at the firm of Deegan, Murphy, and Dadey.
[1] He was elected as a member of the Onondaga County Legislature in 1965, and re-elected in 1967 and 1969, serving as majority leader from 1968 to 1970.
In 1970, he was elected to the New York State Assembly from the Syracuse-based 121st district.
[2] He was re-elected twice, and in 1976, he was elected as a justice of the New York Supreme Court.