New portrait honors longtime Saratoga County Judge Jim Murphy

A portrait was unveiled in Saratoga County Friday in honor of former Saratoga County Judge Jim Murphy.

Murphy retired from the bench to join a communications firm. He had spent 36 years in the criminal justice system.

The portrait will now be permanently placed in Saratoga Springs County Court.

Murphy presided over thousands of cases as Saratoga County and acting Supreme Court judge.

He served as Saratoga County district attorney for five terms and assistant district attorney for nine years before that.