The Jack Carey Scholarship Selection Committee has chosen William Murphy to be the recipient of the Spring 2011 Jack Carey Scholarship. William is the 26th winner of the scholarship, which is given to an outstanding law clerk in the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender three times a year. The award amount was increased from $2000 to $2500 a little over a year ago.
William has been clerking with the office since May of 2009 in the Felony Trial Division. He received praise from past supervising attorneys Margaret Domin, Kelly McCarthy and Jennifer Willis. Currently, he has been trying cases with Tim King, taking a not guilty verdict in a burglary case after about an hour of deliberations. He has been actively participating in the courtroom doing motions, conferences, arraignments, fitness hearings and bench trials. Needless to say, he has been putting his S. Ct Rule 711 license to good use.
William is a J.D. candidate at Loyola University Chicago School of Law and is expected to graduate in May, 2011. On behalf of the Local and the Scholarship Selection Committee, congratulations William!