Distinguished Raymond G. Thorpe Lecture: John Murphy (U.S. District Judge)

How a Cornell Chemical Engineer Became a Federal Judge, and the Lessons Learned Along the Way John Murphy ‘99, a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, will trace his path from Olin Hall to the halls of justice. He will cover topics like: (i) how the law works (from the perspective of an engineer); (ii) careers in law; (iii) unexpected connections among the fields of law, science, and engineering; (iv) some of the challenges facing our legal system at the intersection of law and science; and, of course, (v) why an education in chemical engineering really does pr