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Justin Colfax Morgan

New York Western District Court

Born 1900 in Buffalo, NY

Died 1959

FJC ID: 1686

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.

Morgan entered private practice in Buffalo in 1925. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of New York from 1928 to 1935. He was a councilman of the Town of Tonawanda from 1934 to 1940, and a member of the New York State Assembly from 1941 to 1956.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Buffalo, New York
    1925–1956
  2. New York
    New York
    State assemblyman · 1941–1956
  3. Tonawanda, New York
    Councilman · 1934–1940
  4. Western District of New York
    Western District of New York
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1928–1935

Appointments

  1. New York Western District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
    1956–1959 · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. University of Buffalo Law School
    LL.B. · 1924
  2. Colgate University
    A.B. · 1921