James Ward Morris

James Ward Morris
James Ward Morris
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
	In office; June 19, 1939 – November 15, 1960
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Seat established by 52 Stat. 584
Succeeded by	Spottswood William Robinson III
Personal details
Born	James Ward Morris; November 14, 1890; Smithfield, North Carolina
Died	November 15, 1960 (aged 70)
Education	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B.); University of North Carolina School of Law; read law

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

Education and career

Born in Smithfield, North Carolina, Morris received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1912. He attended the University of North Carolina School of Law, but read law to enter the bar in 1913. He was in private practice in Tampa, Florida from 1913 to 1933. He was in the United States Army from 1917 to 1919. He was in the United States Department of Justice from 1933 to 1939, as a special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States from 1933 to 1935, and as an Assistant Attorney General from 1935 to 1939.[1]

Morris was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 23, 1939, to a new Associate Justice seat on the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia (Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from June 25, 1948) created by 52 Stat. 584. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 15, 1939, and received his commission on June 19, 1939. His service terminated on November 15, 1960, due to his death.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Seat established by 52 Stat. 584	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia 1939–1960	Succeeded by Spottswood William Robinson III

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