University of Notre Dame Law School - Reporter Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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In the 1956-57 Report ofDean OMeara appeared the following item: It is a real pleasure to record the appointment to our faculty, as assistant professor. of Mr. Edward J. Murphy. He was first brought to my attention by Justice Schaefer of the Supreme Court of Illi- nois, a member of our Advisory Council, who spoke of him in enthusiastic terms. Professor Murphy received 21 B.8. from the University of Illinois in 1949. In 1951 he was awarded an LLB. by the University of Illinois College of Law. He served as a mem- ber of the board of student editors of the University of Illinois Law Forum for three years, during two of which he was one of its officers. He was the winner of the moot court competition at Illinois in 1950, and served for one year as president of the Junior Bar Association there. Upon being admitted to the Illinois bar in 1951, Professor Murphy became associated with the firm of Graham 8 Graham in Springfield. He practiced with that firm until 1954 when he became law clerk to Justice Harry B. Hershey of the Supreme Court of Illinois, a position he held at the time of appointment to our faculty. Professor Murphy will serve as my assistant and will have primary responsibility for placement and for recruitment in secular universities. This Page Sponsored by: The Foundation Press, Publishers of the late George W. Goble and of Edward J. Murphy. For twenty years, the standard case- book on contracts was one written by Patterson and Goble. Edwin W. Patter- son was Cardozo Professor of Juris- prudence at Columbia. George W. Goble was Professor of Law at the University of Illinois. Ed Murphy was Goblels star pupil and, today, he carries on in his high tradition.

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Professor Murphy is an extremely good-spirited man, jovial and humor- ous in the classroom and warm and receptive outside of it. He is univer- sally respected for his teaching and universally liked for his pleasing per- sonality. He is a very devout Catholic and de- voted father. Notre Dame is very well blessed to have him here. This page sponsored by The Foundation Press, Publishers of Studies in Contract Law by Edward J . Murphy and Richard E. Speidel 39

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0n judicial self-assurednessJiThis is not a doubtful question. It requires no discussion of legal principles. No process of reasoning is necessary to convince the intelligence. It is axiomatic. It is not open to debate. It is obvious to everybody. -Chief Justice Rugg, Madden v. Board of Election Commissioners, 251 Mass 95, 146 NE. 280 0925i. iliirzt gwaiun 0572-73 It began in August, 1972 at an orientation. Welcome to Notre Dame. Dean Shaffefs special introductory method. The picnic. First classes, es- pecially Charlie Rice,s. August 29, 1972. Our first Chier Pep Rally. The next day, for those who did not graduate from Notre Dame, the first home game. School spirit still lives. Getting a Sunday morning paper with football covering the front page. October: practice ex- ams and mid-semester break. Novem- ber: Nixon wipes out McGovern- while the law school votes 752; for the Democrat. A baby is born to a classmate. December: finals. January: The VietNam War ends its American phase. When we see that we will not Flunk out, our tension level drops. February: Texis criminal law discuss- ion group is perking. March: moot court and mid-semester break. April: a classmate 0n ttJeopardyP, May: Finals. All but two make it. A class- mate gets married. Many of these things were simply the M occasions of the happy or sad events in our lives together as classmates. This page sponsored by First Federal Savings 8c Loan of South Bend Robert Anderson, President '