Biography

The Hon. Kevin R. Murphy is a judge for the Alameda County Superior Court in California. He was appointed to the bench in 2006 by former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He filled the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Peggy Hora (Ret.).

He is a registered Democrat.

Judge Murphy received his bachelor's degree from Occidental College. He went on to earn his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law.

Murphy would spend his entire legal career outside of the bench as a deputy district attorney with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.

While on the bench, Judge Murphy presided over a criminal trials calendar.