Robert Murray (Maine politician)

Robert Emmett Murray Jr. (born June 29, 1959) is an American politician and attorney from Maine. He represented Bangor in the Maine House of Representatives from 1982 to 1986 and the Maine Senate from 1996 to 2000. From 2002 to 2004, Murray served as the commissioner of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation under Governor John Baldacci.[1]

Robert Murray
Member of the Maine Senate
from the Bangor district
In office
1996–2000
Succeeded byTom Sawyer
Personal details
Born (1959-06-29) June 29, 1959
Bangor, Maine
Political partyDemocrat
ProfessionAttorney

Murray was born and grew up on Maple Street in Bangor, Maine to Robert Emmett, Sr., and Laura Murray.[2] He earned a BA from Boston College in 1981 and a JD from the University of Maine School of Law in 1985.[1] His brother is Fr. Frank Murray and his sister Cynthia married Severin Beliveau.[2] His great uncle was Edward P. Murray.[2]

In 2011, Baldacci appointed Murray, who had been serving on the District Court bench since 2004,[3] to the Superior Court.[4][5] He was reappointed in 2017 by Governor Paul Lepage.[3]

References
  1. "Robert Murray, Jr. Biography - Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  2. L'Hommedieu, Andrea (November 3, 2000). "Murray, Frank oral history interview". Bates College, SCARAB, Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  3. "Governor LePage Announces Judicial Nominees". Maine.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  4. Harrison, Judy (July 30, 2010). "Baldacci nominates judges for top courts". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  5. "Governor Announces Judicial Nominees". www.maine.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-04.

Robert E. Murray at Ballotpedia


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