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James Ward Morris

District of Columbia District Court

Born 1890 in Smithfield, NC

Died 1960

FJC ID: 1693

James Ward Morris Jr. (November 14, 1890 – November 15, 1960) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. Department of Justice
    1933–1939
    • ↳special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States · 1933–1935
    • ↳assistant attorney general · 1935–1939
  2. Private practice, Tampa, Florida
    1913–1933
  3. U.S. Army
    1917–1919

Appointments

  1. District of Columbia District Court
    1939–1960 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. University of North Carolina School of Law
  2. Read law
    1913
  3. University of North Carolina
    A.B. · 1912