▁contest ▁to ▁a ▁charge ▁of ▁mal fe as ance ▁in ▁public ▁office , ▁a ▁mis de mean or , ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁$ 2 0 0 . ▁The ▁Court ▁u ph eld ▁charges ▁against ▁the ▁others . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Mur phy ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁district ▁court ▁jud ges ▁who ▁were ▁nominated ▁by ▁other ▁district ▁court ▁jud ges ▁for ▁a ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁other ▁judge , ▁Donald ▁Bro d key , ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁state ▁Governor ▁J . ▁James ▁Ex on . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Mur phy ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁step ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁district ▁court ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁an ▁administrative ▁law ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁Social ▁Security ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁Health , ▁Education , ▁and ▁W elf are . ▁However , ▁between ▁that ▁announ cement ▁and ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁job , ▁Mur phy ▁changed ▁his ▁mind , ▁instead ▁taking ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁general ▁coun sel ▁for ▁Blue ▁Cross ▁and ▁Blue ▁Sh ield ▁of ▁Neb r aska . ▁ ▁Upon ▁ret irement , ▁County ▁Att orney ▁Donald ▁Know les ▁called ▁Mur phy ▁" by ▁far ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ". ▁▁ ▁Mur phy ▁died ▁of ▁lung ▁cancer ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁death s ▁Category :