Edward Murray (judge)

Sir Edward Henry Murray (born 4 May 1958) is an American-born British High Court judge.

The Honourable Mr Justice Murray
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
High Court Judge King's Bench Division
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2018
Monarch	Charles III
Personal details
Born	(1958-05-04) 4 May 1958 (age 67) Washington, DC, United States
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Harvard Law School Trinity College Dublin

Early life and education

Murray was born on 4 May 1958 in Washington, DC, United States and attended St. Anselm's Abbey School in Washington, DC. He completed an MA in philosophy at Trinity College Dublin in 1980 and a JD cum laude at Harvard Law School in 1985.^[1][2]

Legal career

In 1986, he was admitted to the New York State Bar and was an associate of Sidley & Austin from 1986 to 1990. In 1992, he was admitted as a solicitor and joined Allen & Overy as an associate, being promoted to partner in 1993 and served in the derivates structure group at the firm until 2013. He is a naturalised UK citizen. Though he did not have a background as an advocate, he was appointed as a recorder in 2009 and a deputy High Court judge in 2013.^[1][2]

On 1 October 2018, Murray was appointed a judge of the High Court and assigned to the King's Bench Division.^[3][4] He took the customary knighthood in the same year. Since 2022, he has been Presiding Judge of the South Eastern Circuit.^[1]

On 12 July 2024, Murray sentenced Gavin Plumb to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years, for the foiled abduction and murder plot of former This Morning television presenter Holly Willoughby.^[5]

Personal life

In 1984, he married Andrea Stang, with whom he has one daughter; they later divorced in 2018. In 2019, he married Bina Pandey.^[1]