, ▁in ▁Wisconsin ) ▁and ▁Cec ilia ▁Sin nett ▁( b . ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ), ▁whom ▁he ▁married ▁on ▁September ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁attended ▁Cre ight on ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁law ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁Res erves , ▁first ▁as ▁batt alion ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 1 6 ▁Or dn ance ▁Battalion , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Field ▁Hospital , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁had ▁att ained ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain . ▁That ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁judge ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁Reserve ▁Offic ers ▁Association . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁President ▁Kennedy ▁mobil ized ▁the ▁national ▁guard ▁in ▁reaction ▁to ▁t ensions ▁with ▁the ▁USS R ▁and ▁Cuba . ▁ ▁New ly ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 2 nd , ▁Mur phy ▁reported ▁to ▁Fort ▁Car son , ▁Colorado . ▁ ▁John ▁and ▁Mary ▁Beth ▁had ▁ 8 ▁children , ▁Col le en , ▁Mary , ▁Michael , ▁Daniel , ▁Elizabeth , ▁Sue , ▁Ther ese , ▁and ▁Joe . ▁ ▁Early ▁legal ▁career ▁ ▁Mur phy ▁passed ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁jud ges hip ▁in ▁the ▁municipal ▁courts . ▁