William Daniel Murray

William Daniel Murray (November 20, 1908 – October 3, 1994) was a United States federal judge. He was the son of Senator James E. Murray.

Born in Butte, Montana, Murray attended Columbia University, and received a B.S. from Georgetown University in 1932, and an LL.B. from the University of Montana School of Law in 1936. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant during World War II, from 1942 to 1945, and was otherwise in private practice in Butte, Montana between 1936 and 1949, and an Assistant United States Attorney of the District of Montana from 1938 to 1942.

On April 5, 1949, nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Montana vacated by Robert Lewis Brown Sr. Murray was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 4, 1949, and received his commission on May 9, 1949. He served as chief judge from 1957 to 1965, assuming senior status on December 31, 1965. Murray served in that capacity until his death, in Butte, Montana.

Sources

• William Daniel Murray at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.