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Justin Colfax Morgan

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York · 1956

Justin Colfax Morgan , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Justin Colfax Morgan (July 8, 1900 – May 24, 1959) was an American lawyer and politician from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. Born in Buffalo, New York, Morgan received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Colgate University in 1921, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Buffalo Law School in 1924.

Education

  • Colgate UniversityA.B., 1921
  • University of Buffalo Law SchoolLL.B., 1924

Career

Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1925-1956; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of New York, 1928-1935; Councilman, Tonawanda, New York, 1934-1940; State assemblyman, New York, 1941-1956

Biography

Justin Colfax Morgan (July 8, 1900 – May 24, 1959) was an American lawyer and politician from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. Born in Buffalo, New York, Morgan received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Colgate University in 1921, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Buffalo Law School in 1924.

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