Tributes paid to deceased Cork judge
Tributes have been made to a Circuit Court judge whose great loves, apart from his family, were the law, politics and the GAA.
Judge Con Murphy, a native of Bandon, Co Cork, died suddenly on the Bank Holiday weekend at the age of 51.
He had worked as a solicitor for more than 20 years, building up a very successful legal partnership with his great friend, James Long, before being elevated to the Circuit Court bench in November 2004.
Malachy Boohig, State Solicitor for West Cork, said that Con Murphy’s appointment as a judge of the Circuit Court was greeted with universal approval by the entire legal profession.
“He was extraordinarily well read and possessed a very sharp brain,” Mr Boohig said.
“Judge Murphy was known for his wit, his candour, for being gregarious and outspoken but, mostly, for his application of common sense.
“As a judge, he was incredibly humane and even handed. His knowledge of the law was exceptional and his ability to grasp the facts of a case was second to none.”
