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Leland Clure Morton
Leland Clure Morton was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Richard M. Nixon nominated Morton to the court on September 21, 1970 to fill the seat vacated by William E. Miller. Morton was confirmed by the Senate on October 8, 1970, and received commission on October 14, 1970. He served as the court's chief judge from 1977-1984. Morton assumed senior status on July 31, 1984, and his serviced ended on April 11, 1998, due to death.[1] Morton was succeeded in this position by Thomas Higgins.
Early life and education
- University of Tennessee, B.A., 1934
- University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 1936[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1937-1941
- Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC, 1941-1945
- Private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1946-1970[1]
Judicial career
Middle District of Tennessee
Richard M. Nixon nominated Morton to the court on September 21, 1970 to fill the seat vacated by William E. Miller. Morton was confirmed by the Senate on October 8, 1970, and received commission on October 14, 1970. He served as the court's chief judge from 1977-1984. Morton assumed senior status on July 31, 1984, and his serviced ended on April 11, 1998, due to death.[1] Morton was succeeded in this position by Thomas Higgins.
External links
references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Leland Clure Morton's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: William Miller |
Middle District of Tennessee 1970–1984 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Thomas Higgins
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
