
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Marin County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, December 2023; judge, Alameda County Superior Court, 2006-2023; deputy district attorney, Alameda County, 1985-2006; deputy attorney general, California Department of Justice, 1994
Law School: University of San Francisco School of Law
OAKLAND -- Superior Court Judge Kevin R. Murphy tries the most horrendous, violent crimes Alameda County has to offer.
Murphy has seen it all over 34 years in the district attorney's office and then as a judge. He estimated he has prosecuted, tried and ruled on thousands of cases ranging from rape to torture to murder.
Murphy recollected a case a couple of years back, which involved a ... (continued)