Meet Winfield Murray

About Winfield Murray, Esq

Winfield Ward Murray, JD., earned his BA from Morehouse College, his JD from Howard University School of Law, and his Master of Law from The George Washington University School of Law. Winfield is a practicing attorney with twenty years of experience as a litigator. Winfield began his legal career as a Judicial Clerk for the Chief Judge of the United States Virgin Islands. He went on to serve as the Chief Solicitor for Atlanta’s Community Court which sought to reduce the rate of recidivism through alternative sentencing. He has practiced law at two federal agencies, namely, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. Recently, Murray served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Mayor Keisha L. Bottoms. In that capacity, he helped eradicate the cash bail system in the city of Atlanta which disproportionately impacted individuals on the lower end of the socioeconomic rung. He also worked on closing the Atlanta Detention Center and transforming it into a Community Equity Center, one of the first of its kind in the nation. In addition to practicing law, Winfield currently teaches Constitutional Law, Moot Court, and Race & Law at Morehouse College. During the 2015-2016 academic year, Winfield led the Morehouse Moot Court Team to become the American Collegiate Moot Court Association’s national championship team. The victory was historic on multiple levels as this was the first time that this honor had ever been achieved by a historically black college or university at the undergraduate level. The team was also the first African American team to win the national championship. The Morehouse Moot Court team retains the distinct honor of being one of the top teams in the country. Lastly, Winfield recently taught a history course that examined the intersection of race and law under the U.S. Constitution at Burruss State Prison through a partnership between Morehouse College and Common Good Atlanta. He is a proud member of 100 Black Men of Atlanta and of the 2017 class of Leadership Atlanta. He also serves as Vice-Chair of the Board for Gideon’s Promise, a national non-profit that provides training and resources to public defenders across the country.