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Joseph Wilson Morris

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma · 1974

Joseph Wilson Morris , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Joseph Wilson Morris (April 28, 1922 – November 11, 2021) was an American attorney, arbitrator, legal educator and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He was a partner in the Tulsa, Oklahoma law firm of Gable Gotwals.

Education

  • Washburn UniversityA.B., 1943
  • Washburn University School of LawLL.B., 1947
  • University of Michigan Law SchoolLL.M., 1948
  • University of Michigan Law SchoolS.J.D., 1955

Career

U.S. Navy, 1943-1946; Staff attorney, Shell Oil Company, 1948-1960; General counsel, Amerada Petroleum Corporation, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1960-1969; Vice president and associate general counsel, Amerada Hess Corporation, 1969-1972; Dean, University of Tulsa College of Law, 1972-1974; Vice president and general counsel, Shell Oil Company, 1978-1983; Private practice, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1983-

Biography

Joseph Wilson Morris (April 28, 1922 – November 11, 2021) was an American attorney, arbitrator, legal educator and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He was a partner in the Tulsa, Oklahoma law firm of Gable Gotwals.

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