page_title: Harriet Mitchell Murphy
hierarchical_section_title: Harriet Mitchell Murphy
caption_attribution_description: English: Judge Harriet Mitchell Murphy at the 2018 Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas, United States.
context_page_description: Harriet Mitchell Murphy is the first African-American woman appointed to a regular judgeship in Texas.
  Born in Atlanta, Georgia. Murphy received her bachelor's degree from Spelman College, master's degree from Clark Atlanta University, and law degree from the University of Texas School of Law.
  In 1973, she became the first African-American woman appointed to a regular judgeship in Texas, and served on the City of Austin Municipal Court for twenty years. Before joining the municipal court, she practiced law part-time for eight years and served as the head of the government department at Huston-Tillotson in Austin for five years.
context_section_description: Harriet Mitchell Murphy is the first African-American woman appointed to a regular judgeship in Texas.
  Born in Atlanta, Georgia.  Murphy received her bachelor's degree from Spelman College, master's degree from Clark Atlanta University, and law degree from the University of Texas School of Law.
  In 1973, she became the first African-American woman appointed to a regular judgeship in Texas, and served on the City of Austin Municipal Court for twenty years. Before joining the municipal court, she practiced law part-time for eight years and served as the head of the government department at Huston-Tillotson in Austin for five years.
caption: Murphy at the 2018 Texas Book Festival
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