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Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection 092 McCracken Poston.Harold Lloyd Murphy was born in Felton, Georgia, in 1927. He served in the U.S. Navy and attended the University of West Georgia, earning his law degree from the University of Georgia. He first practiced law in Buchanon, Georgia, and then in Tallapoosa, Georgia. In 1950, he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives, and served until 1961. He also served as an assistant state solicitor general of the Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit in 1956. From 1971 to 1977, he served as a superior court judge for the Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter nominated him as a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He has presided over numerous high-profile cases and rulings, including Knight v. Alabama (regarding segregation in Alabama's historically black colleges and universities), Georgia Voter ID cases, and the Tri-State Crematory case.Finding aid available in repository.Harold Murphy discusses growing up in Haralson County, Georgia, and his education at West Georgia and University of Georgia Law School. Murphy recalls being elected to the Georgia House of Representatives from Haralson County in 1950. He discusses his service in the legislature from 1950 to 1960. Murphy recalls serving under Governors Talmadge, Griffin, and Vandiver. Murphy discusses his cousin Tom Murphy, the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1973 to 2002. Harold Murphy explains that he never intended to be a...

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