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James Ward Morris
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
James Ward Morris served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jun 15, 1939.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Jun 15, 1939
- Born
- 1890
Appointments
- Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jun 15, 1939 – Nov 15, 1960
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law
- University of North CarolinaA.B., 1912
- Read law1913
Career
Private practice, Tampa, Florida, 1913-1933; U.S. Army, 1917-1919; U.S. Department of Justice, 1933-1939; special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1933-1935; assistant attorney general, 1935-1939
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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