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Top Air Force Lawyer Practiced Law for 20 Years After Being Disbarred
December 07, 2006 1:32 PM
A top Air Force lawyer has been relieved from his duty after it was discovered that he had been disbarred from practicing law over 20 years ago.
Col. Michael D. Murphy joined the Air Force in 1983 and had risen to the position of Commander of the Air Force Legal Operations Agency.
Late last month, during an internal review process, it was discovered that Murphy had been disbarred in Texas and Louisiana in the mid-1980s. Murphy was immediately relieved from his duties, but he will continue to be paid during the course of the investigation.
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While Murphy is currently on leave, he can return to work anytime where he will be assigned other non-legal duties pending the result of an investigation, according to Jean Schaefer, a spokeswoman for the Air Force Judge Advocate General's office.
Schaefer wouldn't comment on why it wasn't discovered sooner that Murphy had been disbarred. "That's part of the investigation," she said.
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"We have now asked for all JAGs to present documentation to their superiors, showing they're in good standing," Schaefer said.
The "Air Force Times," which first reported the story, reported that Murphy had been disbarred in both Texas and Louisiana, after he was sued by the Texas State Bar for professional misconduct, which Murphy then allegedly lied about on his Louisiana Bar application.
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He was discovered as the result of a background check. He was going to be promoted to Brigader General.
The Murph has fallen.
Why didn't you just retire when you were told about the BG thing? You knew about the background check.
Posted by: Paul | Jan 6, 2007 3:00:39 PM
Let's see, he was disbarred, on paid leave and can go back to work? Wouldn't this be cause for courtmartial?
Posted by: WvLady | Mar 25, 2008 10:29:51 PM
Wow! Talk about an oversite. Someone was sleeping on the job when they did not check this guys credentials. I think the "hiring authority (i.e. officer(s)) need to be reprimanded as well.
Posted by: Moss Adams | Jun 5, 2008 4:01:27 PM
This does not suprise me. Who thinks much of lawyers anyway? Please don't equate integrity and trust with lawyers. They are all hacks.
As far as his being in the military, all these years, it just illustrates that they will accept anyone. They always use the slogans about "heroes and the best of the best etc", but, as far as I understand it, you can have a criminal record and still join. They have lowered the standards of acceptance, to allow criminals into the military, so don't go singing your songs of honoring the uniform.
Posted by: sameold | Jun 5, 2008 4:09:26 PM
To the gentleman above:
We are not a free country. How many times must we get screwed by the hidden masters to realize this?
Federal Reserve, OKC, 911, fraudulent tax reserve, WW's I & II, Vietnam and the false flag Gulf of Tonkin, WTC 93.
The list is endless.
Posted by: Joe Blow | Jun 5, 2008 4:37:00 PM
If he were an enlisted person, there would be a courts martial...he's an officer, let's see what double standards come out of this. After YEARS of seeing these double standards, I have no doubt we'll see them in this cause. He had 20 years to speak up. 20 years of knowing what he was doing was wrong. These are the people who court martial others for doing wrong...that's what makes it even worse. Shame, shame on you!!
Posted by: Shu | Jun 9, 2008 11:22:04 AM
I work in JAG and thats a shame that he would get away with that when every year he has to prove that he is in good standing with the state the has passed the bar exam in so how was he getting away with this for 20 years. He probaly pissed off the wrong person and on a "random" search got caught up how smart was this guy he was the head of legal operations in the Air Force if he didnt know the job before i promise he knows it now so there isnt much reason to get rid of him thats the Air Force
just hanging out till something bad happneds HOOAH!
Posted by: Tim | Sep 3, 2008 10:06:05 PM
I knew his twin brother with a different name. He too climbed to heights of incompetence leaving cleat marks on the backs of those he stepped on, on the way up. Through false allegations against subordinates Rally successfully fooled his superiors into thinking he was a (quote) Leader (unquote). Bluffed his way through multiple IG complaints and even a UCMJ Article 138 action, which did actually, finally, result in a reversal of Rally's buffoonery decisions. With zero operational experience he (quote) led (unquote) several operational units, which accomplished the mission only through the efforts of his underlings who covered for his ineptitude; otherwise, they would have suffered at the hands of Rally's vengeful evaluations of their performance. A master of manipulating his superiors, Rally charmed his way into an undeserved promotion to 'bird' colonel. I would imagine Col Murphy occupied a prominent place in Rally's pantheon of AF gods. "Birds of a feather!"
Posted by: J-Phred Muggs | Oct 17, 2008 9:18:22 AM
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