Judge Murphy was admitted to the Illinois bar in 2003. Prior to her election to a countywide vacancy in 2020, she was a career Assistant State’s Attorney assigned to the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in the Appeals Division and at the Sixth Municipal District (Markham). Since March of 2024, Judge Murphy has been assigned to a felony courtroom in the Second Municipal District (Skokie); she served as a floater in Skokie from October 2021 until her present assignment. Prior to that, she was briefly assigned to Room 1104 in the Daley Center and to Traffic Court.
Judge Murphy reports she has worked with the Outreach Community Center in Little Village. She has participated in their school and summer programs, including chaperoning field trips to various museums.
Reports indicate that Judge Murphy has a good knowledge of criminal law and procedures. However, concerns were expressed about her lack of impartiality in criminal cases in favor of the prosecution and what the Committee felt was careless preparation of her judicial evaluation questionnaire. ISBA does not recommends Judge Lorraine Mary Murphy be retained to the Circuit Court of Cook County.
ISBA:
Judge Murphy was admitted to the Illinois bar in 2003. Prior to her election to a countywide vacancy in 2020, she was a career Assistant State’s Attorney assigned to the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in the Appeals Division and at the Sixth Municipal District (Markham). Since March of 2024, Judge Murphy has been assigned to a felony courtroom in the Second Municipal District (Skokie); she served as a floater in Skokie from October 2021 until her present assignment. Prior to that, she was briefly assigned to Room 1104 in the Daley Center and to Traffic Court.
Judge Murphy reports she has worked with the Outreach Community Center in Little Village. She has participated in their school and summer programs, including chaperoning field trips to various museums.
Reports indicate that Judge Murphy has a good knowledge of criminal law and procedures. However, concerns were expressed about her lack of impartiality in criminal cases in favor of the prosecution and what the Committee felt was careless preparation of her judicial evaluation questionnaire. ISBA does not recommends Judge Lorraine Mary Murphy be retained to the Circuit Court of Cook County.
-CCBA Also says No.