Hugh Martin Morris
| Hugh Martin Morris | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Delaware | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Woodrow Wilson |
| Active: | 1/27/1919 - 6/30/1930 |
| Preceded by: | Edward Green Bradford II |
| Succeeded by: | John Percy Nields |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1878 |
| Bachelors: | Delaware College (1898) |
| Law School: | Read Law (1903) |
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Hugh Martin Morris (1878-1966) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
He was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on January 17, 1919 to replace Edward G. Bradford. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 27th, and received commission that same day. He resigned on June 30, 1930.[1] Morris was succeeded in this position by John Percy Nields.
Early life and education
- Delaware College, B.A., 1898
- Read law, 1903
Professional career
- Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1903-1919
- Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1930-1966
Judicial career
District of Delaware
Morris was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on January 17, 1919 to replace Edward G. Bradford. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 27th, and received commission that same day. He resigned on June 30, 1930.[1] Morris was succeeded in this position by John Percy Nields.
See also
External links
- Biography from the University of Delaware Library.
- Judge Morris's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Morris's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Edward Green Bradford II |
District of Delaware 1919–1930 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: John Percy Nields |
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| 1913 |
Bingham • Brown • Call • Campbell • Dooling • Neterer • Rogers • Sawtelle • Sullivan • Thomas • Woods | ||
| 1914 |
Bledsoe • Booth • Clarke • Clayton • Covington • Dickinson • Haight • Hand • McCoy • McReynolds • Siddons • Thomson • Walker • Woolley | ||
| 1915 |
Downey • Howe • Lambdin • Trippet • Wade | ||
| 1916 |
Alschuler • Brandeis • Davis • Evans • Hay • Hitz • Hough • J. Johnson • T. Johnson • Manton • Stone • West • Woodrough | ||
| 1917 |
Adamson • Batts • Ervin • Evans • Jack • C. Johnson • Neblett • Smith • Smyth • Westenhaver | ||
| 1918 |
Anderson • Bailey • English • FitzHenry • Garvin • Holmes • Hutcheson • Knox • Manton • McCoy • Williams | ||
| 1919 |
Donahue • Faris • Graham • Haight • Lynch • Morris • Page • Peck • Sibley • Watkins • Webb • Weller • Wilson | ||
| 1920 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Greg Sleet • Sue Robinson • Leonard Stark • Richard G. Andrews | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Mary Thynge • Christopher J. Burke • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Joseph Farnan • Gunning Bedford • John Fisher • Willard Hall • Edward Green Bradford • Leonard Eugene Wales • Walter Stapleton • Jane Roth • Kent Jordan • Edward Green Bradford II • Hugh Martin Morris • John Percy Nields • James Latchum • Caleb Layton • Paul Leahy • Roderick McKelvie • Richard Rodney • Edwin Steel • Caleb Wright • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Joseph Farnan • Sue Robinson • Walter Stapleton • James Latchum • Paul Leahy • Caleb Wright • Joseph Longobardi • Murray Schwartz • | ||
