Obituary of Hon. James Timothy Murphy

THE HONORABLE JAMES TIMOTHY MURPHY, Retired Superior Court Judge, of Hackensack, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2013, surrounded by his heartbroken family who loved him dearly, at the age of 78 years, in West Palm Beach, Florida, after a brief illness. Judge Murphy graduated from Seton Hall University in South Orange in 1955 and Brooklyn Law School in 1958. He was admitted to the practice of law, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third District Circuit. He worked at his private practice in Englewood, NJ and became a Municipal Court Judge in Edgewater. He was a Judge of Workers’ Compensation from 1973 to 1981, Judge of Bergen County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court from 1981 to 1984, and Judge of the Superior Court from 1984 to his retirement in March of 2000. At the time of his death, he was Of Counsel to the law firm of Melli, Guerin, Wall, and Frankland in Paramus. He was a member of the New Jersey Bar Association and a member for 53 years of the Bergen County Bar Association. He served his country in the United States Army Reserves from 1959 to 1965. He was a parishioner of St. Peter the Apostle R. C. Church of River Edge. An avid golfer, he was a longtime member of the Upper Montclair Country Club. He was born on September 27, 1934, in New York City, the son of Timothy Murphy and Mary (nee Hawe). He was the beloved husband of Mary J. (nee Gilmartin). Devoted father of twin daughters Meaghan Murphy of Hackensack, and Kathleen Thiel and her husband Edward J. Jr. of Collegeville, PA. Cherished grandfather of Teddy, who was the joy of his life. Dearest brother of Eileen Monahan of Wyckoff. Loving uncle of Thomas Monahan of Clark and Mary Morehouse and her husband Tom of Hawthorne and many much loved cousins in New Jersey, Ireland and Australia. The funeral on Saturday, February 16th, at 8:30 AM from the funeral home. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, at St. Peter the Apostle R. C. Church, 445 Fifth Avenue, River Edge with burial following at Maryrest Cemetery in Mahwah. The family will receive friends on Friday from 2 – 4 and 7 – 9 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in his memory be made to David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation, 28 Magnolia Road, Manahawkin, NJ 08050 or to the Totowa Education Association for the Christine Lisbona Dunich Scholarship Fund, 10 Cross Street, Totowa, NJ 07512, Attn Nancy Emerick and Brett Scully.