William John Murray

Background

Murray, William John was born on April 21, 1922 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of William Joseph and Mary Margaret (Costello) Murray.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Vermont, 1943. Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1946.

Career

Admitted to the bar, 1946, Connecticut. 1951, United States. District Court, District of Connecticut and United States. Supreme Court; 1969, United States.

Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi (President, 1944). Assistant Prosecutor, Stamford City Court, 1953-1954.

President, Kiwanis Club of Stamford, Connecticut, 1958 and Lieutenant Governor of the New England Chapter, District 13, Kiwanis International, 1959. President, Stamford Better Business Bureau, 1959-1961.

Chairman, Stamford Scholarship Foundation, 1959—.

President: Stamford Chamber of Commerce, 1962-1963. President, Catholic Charities of Stamford, 1963-1965. Member, 1966— and Secretary, 1976-1992, Salvation Army Advisory Board.

President, Stamford-Darien Unit, American Cancer Society Advisory Board, 1968-1970, and Member, Advisory Board, 1971-1974.

Member of Advisory Board, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Bridgeport, 1971-1981. Member, Executive Committee, State Division of American Cancer Society, 1971-1974.

Member, Board of Directors of the Stamford Symphony, Incorporated., 1971-1991. Corporation Counsel, City of Stamford, 1977-1978.

Honorary Life Member, American Cancer Society.

Member of Advisory Board, Connecticut Institute for Paralegal Studies, Incorporated., 1983—. Member, President"s Council for Southwestern Connecticut, Sacred Heart University, 1983-1989. Attorney Trial Referee, Superior Court, State of Connecticut, 1991—.

President, Stamford Catholic Library, 1989-1993.

Member: Stamford, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. American Judicature Society.

American Arbitration Association (Member, Panel of Arbitrators, 1992—). American Trial Lawyers Association.

Connecticut Trial lawyers Association.

Achievements

• William J. Murray has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, 1966— and Secretary, 1976-1992, Salvation Army Advisory Board. President, Stamford-Darien Unit, American Cancer Society Advisory Board, 1968-1970, and Member, Advisory Board, 1971-1974. Member of Advisory Board, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Bridgeport, 1971-1981.

Member, Executive Committee, State Division of American Cancer Society, 1971-1974.

Member, Board of Directors of the Stamford Symphony, Incorporated., 1971-1991. Corporation Counsel, City of Stamford, 1977-1978.

Honorary Life Member, American Cancer Society. Member of Advisory Board, Connecticut Institute for Paralegal Studies, Incorporated., 1983—.

Member, President"s Council for Southwestern Connecticut, Sacred Heart University, 1983-1989.

Attorney Trial Referee, Superior Court, State of Connecticut, 1991—. President, Stamford Catholic Library, 1989-1993. Member: Stamford, Connecticut and American Bar Associations.

American Judicature Society.

American Arbitration Association (Member, Panel of Arbitrators, 1992—). American Trial Lawyers Association.

Connecticut Trial lawyers Association.

Interests

• Avocation: golf.

Connections

Married Margaret Durstan Humm, October 29, 1949 (deceased February 1, 1997).

Father:

William Joseph Murray

Mother:

Mary Margaret (Costello) Murray

Spouse:

Margaret Durstan Humm