SHEILA M. MURPHY

of Counsel

Retired Circuit Court Judge

murphy@rbmchicago.com

Areas of Practice

  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Litigation

Education

  • J.D., DePaul University School of Law, 1970
  • B.S., Marquette University, Sigma Tau Delta honorary society, 1959

Experience

  • DePaul Law Review.
  • 1992-1999, Presiding Judge, Sixth Municipal District, Circuit Court of Cook County. 1989-1992, Associate Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County.
  • 1980-1989, The Murphy Law Firm.
  • 1978-1980, O'Donnell & Murphy.
  • Member (ten years), inquiry and hearing panels of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.
  • 1971-1978, Cook County Public Defender: Assistant Public Defender.
  • 1991 to present, Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Numerous Awards, Publications, and Speaking Engagements.
  • American Bar Association (Standing Committee on Substance Abuse, National Conference of State Trial Judges, Chair).
  • American Inns of Court, Markey/Wigmore Chapter.
  • American Judges Association.
  • Chicago Bar Association (Civil Practice Committee, Alliance for Women Committee).
  • Chicago Violence Prevention Project (Chair).
  • Citizens Committee of the Juvenile Court (Committee on Racial Bias in the Court). Illinois State Bar Association (Board of Governors).
  • International Bar Association.
  • John Howard Association (Board of Directors).
  • National Association of Women Judges (Treasurer & Vice President).
  • National Task Force on Gender Bias in the Courts (Vice-Chair).
  • Our Children in the Courts Foundation (Founder & Board of Directors).

Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Illinois