Tom Murry

Judge, NC Court of Appeals | Husband & Father | Constitutional conservative | Army Veteran | Former State prosecutor | Teacher’s husband | #Forgiven | Micah 6:8

[Tom Murry @Tom_Murry]

Judge Murry Chambers celebrates first 100 days.

On 1 January 2025, Judge Tom Murry was sworn in to serve as a Judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Since then, Judge Murry has served on nine different panels, hearing over 90 cases and dozens of petitions. #ncga #ncpol

[Carolina Hurricanes @Canes]

Your 2025-26 Eastern Conference Champions

[Carolina Hurricanes @Canes]

OWNED THE EAST

[Joint Task Force Southern Border @JointTFSB]

The watch continues 🇺🇸 @1stArmoredDiv assumed operational control of #JTF_SB from @101stAASLTDIV, ensuring uninterrupted support to @CBP along the #southernborder.

📰 Press Release: https://t.co/ApUrPFR1cB

@USNorthernCmd @DeptofWar @CBP #WeHaveTheWatch

[N.C. Judicial Branch @NCCourts]

The Judicial Branch offers free educational and classroom materials designed for school-age children and adults. View and download them at https://t.co/fKeyUnZL7X

[U.S. Army @USArmy]

This Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

Their legacy is etched in the 250 years of American freedom they defended.

[Department of War 🇺🇸 @DeptofWar]

This Memorial Day, we honor the service and sacrifice of the brave Americans who gave their lives for this great nation.

We will never forget their courage, their devotion, and the freedoms they fought to defend.

[U.S. Army @USArmy]

Every flag placed serves as a solemn reminder that freedom isn't free. 🇺🇸

The week before Memorial Day nearly 1,500 Soldiers plant flags in front of every tombstone in Arlington National Cemetery during the annual "Flags In" tradition.

📸 Elizabeth Fraser, Arlington National Cemetery

[N.C. Judicial Branch @NCCourts]

251 years ago today (May 20, 1775), the formal statement of independence from British rule known as the Mecklenburg Declaration was proclaimed by county representatives in Mecklenburg, N.C. (now Charlotte).

In recognition of this document and significant moment in U.S. history, the Supreme Court of North Carolina Library hosted their annual Mecklenburg Declaration commemoration with Chief Justice Paul Newby speaking, materials about the Meck Deck on display, and light refreshments.

See a gallery of more photos here: https://t.co/DFZcA7vtbV

Happy Meck Deck Day! #Celebration250

[Department of War 🇺🇸 @DeptofWar]

In honor of Armed Forces Day, we have unfurled an America’s 250th anniversary flag at the Pentagon.

We will always honor our warriors’ strength, sacrifice, and devotion to defending freedom.

[Eric Church @ericchurch]

Eric took the stage at UNC Chapel Hill to deliver a commencement speech to the next generation of Tar Heels, sharing a message for the graduates as they step into what comes next.

Watch the speech in its entirety here: https://t.co/DbqOdqiymt

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“Tend to your faith not just when you’re broken, but when you’re whole.”

Eric Church returned to his alma mater, UNC Chapel Hill, and gave graduates a message bigger than music:

The country star told graduates that faith is the “low E” of life: the foundation every chord rests on, especially when the world gets overwhelming.

[The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill @UNC]

Country star @ericchurch delivered a memorable keynote for #UNC26 at Spring Commencement, ending with a performance of his hit song “Carolina.”

Discover how Church inspired #UNC’s newest alumni with lessons on connection and finding their way home https://t.co/HOrg2J49jE

[Tom Murry @Tom_Murry]

Beautiful night for a college graduation. I’m officially #CarolinaDad #girldad

[Tom Murry @Tom_Murry]

Eleven things about the second-longest-serving justice of all time https://t.co/jhuWIsC0Wl @SCOTUSblog

[Echoes of War @EchoesofWarYT]

He won the Civil War, broke the Klan, went bankrupt at 62, got terminal throat cancer, and wrote one of the greatest books in American literature in the final year of his life. He finished it 5 days before he died.

Ulysses S. Grant was born 204 years ago today.

His name wasn't even Ulysses S. Grant. He was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27, 1822. The congressman who nominated him to West Point wrote down the wrong name. Grant kept it. The "S." stands for nothing.

He hated his father's tannery and loved horses. Graduated 21st of 39 at West Point. Fought in the Mexican-American War, then came home convinced it was an unjust war designed to expand slavery. He later said he believed the Civil War was divine punishment for it.

He married Julia Dent in 1848, into a slave-owning Missouri family. His abolitionist father refused to attend the wedding. In 1859, broke and desperate, Grant freed the one enslaved man he'd briefly owned instead of selling him. He could have gotten a year's wages.

In the Civil War he became what no other Union general was: relentless. Vicksburg (July 4, 1863) split the Confederacy in half. Lincoln then gave him every Union army. His Appomattox surrender terms: officers kept sidearms, men kept horses for spring planting, no one prosecuted.

As president (1869 to 1877) he did something no president would do again until LBJ: used federal troops to crush the Ku Klux Klan. He suspended habeas corpus in 9 South Carolina counties, prosecuted Klansmen before predominantly Black juries, and broke the first Klan.

His presidency was also rocked by scandal: Black Friday 1869. Crédit Mobilier. The Whiskey Ring. Belknap. Grant himself never took a dime. He was just disastrously loyal to corrupt friends. The pattern damaged his reputation for a century.

After the White House, he toured the world for 2 years. Dined with Queen Victoria. Met the emperor of Japan. Then in 1884, a Wall Street partner named Ferdinand Ward ran what we'd now call a Ponzi scheme. Grant was wiped out. 62 years old. Penniless.

Weeks later he was diagnosed with terminal throat cancer. Mark Twain offered to publish his memoirs. Grant wrote in agony, sometimes 50 pages a day, racing the disease to leave Julia an inheritance. He finished the manuscript July 18, 1885. He died July 23.

The book made Julia $450,000, about $14M today. It's now considered one of the finest memoirs in the English language. For decades historians ranked Grant a failure. Since 2000 he's jumped 13 spots in the C-SPAN survey, the biggest rise of any president.

Happy birthday, General 🇺🇸

[N.C. Judicial Branch @NCCourts]

The North Carolina Court of Appeals is pleased to announce that Judge Fred Gore has been selected for a prestigious and highly competitive assignment as a Military Judge within the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General Corps. Read the press release about the appointment here: https://t.co/59QLyGrLXn

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"We were inseparable': Fort Bragg soldier remembers deployment with killed ODU shooting via WRAL News https://t.co/0Y3rnsSg2M

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There's not one person that wouldn't go out of their way to help each other out and look after each other,” Murry said. “I feel like that has truly made @UNC feel like a home outside of classes. A dorm’s not doing that for you.”

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My daughter with the @dailytarheel headline quote:

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[Tom Murry @Tom_Murry]

One of the greatest rewards of serving on the Court of Appeals is working with the next generation of attorneys.

We are recruiting for 2-3 interns this summer. Application period ends this Saturday, Jan 31.

#ncga #ncpol #nccourts

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