James A. Murphy III

James A. Murphy III, a Republican (also endorsed by the Independence and Conservative parties), is the elected District Attorney for Saratoga County, New York. Murphy is also an Adjunct Professor at the Albany Law School, President of the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, and Co-Chair of , New York.

Education

Murphy received his Juris Doctor from the University College London Law Faculty and Pace University School of Law in 1986. He earned his bachelors degree from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine in 1983.

Family History

Murphy is the grandson of the late former Congressman [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7742404 Carleton J. King] and the son of former Mayor James A. Murphy, Jr. of Saratoga Springs, New York. Murphy was first elected district attorney in 1997 and was re-elected in 2001 and 2005.

ee also

*List of mayors of Saratoga Springs, New York

Sources

* [http://www.jimmurphyda.com Saratoga County District Attorney's Office]
* [http://www.co.saratoga.ny.us Saratoga County]
* [http://www.albanylaw.edu/sub.php?navigation_id=158 Albany Law School Adjunct Faculty]
* [http://www.fightcrime.org/ny/cochairs.php#murphy Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Co-Chairs]