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Michigan Third Circuit Court Judge John A. Murphy retires
Michigan Third Circuit Court Judge John A. Murphy, Michigan’s longest-serving state-elected Black judge, has announced his retirement after 44 years. “American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson talks with Murphy about the various courts he has sat on, the important cases he has ruled on, and his experiences surrounding African American representation in the judicial profession.
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