John R. Morris
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John R. Morris was a judge for the Second Judicial District for the Farmington District Court in Davis County, Utah.[1] Morris was first appointed to this court in September 2004.[2] He retired from the court on December 31, 2020.
Elections
2014
Morris was retained to the Second District with 73.1 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Performance evaluations
The Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, following a 2014 survey, recommended that Judge Morris be Retained. The full report is available here.
2008
Morris was retained to the district court in November 2008.[4]
Education
Morris received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University and his MBA from Brigham Young University. He went on to earn his J.D. from Brigham Young University.[2]
Career
Morris began his career working for Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro in California, and then for LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae. He also helped found the Snell & Wilmer L.L.P's Salt Lake City office before being appointed to the bench.[2]
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Footnotes
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Utah • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Utah
State courts:
Utah Supreme Court • Utah Court of Appeals • Utah District Courts • Utah Juvenile Courts • Utah Justice Courts
State resources:
Courts in Utah • Utah judicial elections • Judicial selection in Utah
