Hon. Maite Murphy

Maite Murphy serves as a South Carolina Circuit Court judge and Chief Administrative Judge for Calhoun, Dorchester, and Orangeburg Counties. She is based in St. George, South Carolina. Her name is pronounced “My-tay.”
Judge Murphy earned her undergraduate degree from Texas State University and her Juris Doctor from Mississippi College School of Law. She began her legal career in private practice with Quattlebaum Murphy, L.L.P., where she became a partner. She later established Murphy Law Firm, L.L.C.
Her judicial service includes appointment as a magistrate in April, followed by service as Associate Chief Magistrate and Chief Magistrate. Governor Nikki Haley later appointed her Dorchester County Master-in-Equity. Judge Murphy was subsequently elected by the South Carolina General Assembly to a circuit-wide seat on the South Carolina Circuit Court and was reelected in February.
Judge Murphy has held numerous professional and community leadership roles. She is a former president, vice president, and treasurer of the Dorchester County Bar Association; a member of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association; and a former board member for the YMCA, Summerville Rotary Club, Summerville Meals on Wheels, and St. Paul’s Church in Summerville.
She is married to South Carolina House Judiciary Committee Chairman Representative Chris Murphy. They have two sons, Austin and Jackson.