Office of the Public Defender

15th Judicial Circuit Palm Beach County

Virginia Murphy

Virginia Murphy

Chief of Appeals


Virginia Murphy graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in elementary education and earned her J.D. from Tulane Law School. Prior to law school and spending her summers interning at PD-15, Virginia spent a decade as a professional chef. As an attorney at PD-15, Virginia has handled County, Youth Defense, Felony, and Appellate cases.