William Stanton Murray (26 December 1916 – 30 November 1998) was an American lawyer, judge, politician, and novelist who served as both a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court and a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives.
William Stanton Murray was born on 26 December 1916 in Bismarck, North Dakota.
[1] After being admitted to the North Dakota Bar, Murray began to practice law in Bismarck.
[1] On 1 April 1966, a 49-year-old Murray was appointed to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the death in office of Thomas J. Burke.
[1] After leaving the bench, Murray worked as the general counsel of the Montana-Dakota Utilities Corporation from 1967 through 1976.