Margaret Murphy went to school at Valaparaiso University in Indiana. The American Bar Association accredited this university in 1929. The bar association also “censured the school for admitting applicants who did not appear capable of satisfactorily completing the school’s program of legal education and being admitted to the bar (Wikipedia). Located in Indiana just south of Chicago this school has a history of enrolling students with poor education capabilities. In 2020 Valaparaiso University was shut down. Margaret Murphy worked as a school librarian and a paralegal while attending this school (1985-1987). This school was home to the youngest woman to practice on the Illinois Supreme Court and now it is the first college to turn our a judge arraigned for perjury.
Margaret Murphy served in various legal positions in the army from 1988-1994. She was a magistrate in Aniak and McGrath District Courts prior to being elected as a District Court Judge for the Bethel District Court (1998-2005). She then moved to Kenai where she served as a judge from 2005-2019. During her tenor as a judge there were multiple complaints.
She was indicted on April 28, 2023 after a grand jury investigation. Her alleged perjury occurred on or around Nov. 3, 2022, according to court documents. These documents indicate this perjury was found by the investigation and likely involves the case around David Haeg. The question remains, how many more cases are involved? The other question is why did the only judicial investigator for Alaska Marla Greenstein fail to find these wrong doings, despite repeated requests by individuals with proof of ethical concerns. Do you have a case Judge Murphy ruled on? If so please contact us.
