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John E. Morse Jr. (Georgia)
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John E. "Pancho" Morse Jr. is a judge of the Eastern Circuit of Georgia. Morse was appointed by Governor Zell Miller in 1995. Most recently, he was re-elected in 2012 for a term expiring in 2016. When Morse was previously appointed to the Chatham County State Court, he was the youngest judge in county history and the first black state court judge in Georgia.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Morse received his B.A. from Georgia State University, and his J.D. from Mercer University in 1982.[4][5]
Career
- 1995-2016: Judge, Eastern Judicial Circuit
- 1992-1995: Judge, Chatham County State Court
- 1991-1992: Senior state attorney; supervisor, Drug Prosecution Division's Savannah Regional Office of the Prosecuting Attorney's Council
- 1983-1991: Prosecutor, Chatham County District Attorney's Office
- 1983: Admitted to the bar
Morse is also a former law clerk to Superior Court Judge C. Cloud Morgan.[3][4][5][6]
Awards and associations
- Ordained Methodist minister[4]
2012 election
Morse ran unopposed for re-election to the Eastern Superior Court. He was re-elected after receiving 99.8 percent of the vote in the July 31 election.[7][2]
- See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Administrative Office of the Courts, "Superior Court Directory," accessed May 4, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Savannah Morning News, "Chatham County State Court Judge Ronald Ginsberg to step down May 31," April 24, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Savannah Morning News, "Morse sworn as Chatham state judge," July 31, 1992
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Martindale, "John E. Morse, Jr. profile," date accessed: February 17, 2014
- ↑ Savannah Morning News, "Bringing diversity to the state judgeships," August 9, 1992
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Preliminary List of Candidates on the July 31, 2012 General Non-Partisan Election Ballot," accessed May 29, 2012
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