Sarah Daggett Morrison
2019 - Present
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Sarah Daggett Morrison is a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. On April 12, 2018, President Donald Trump (R) nominated her to a seat on this court.[1] The U.S. Senate confirmed Morrison on June 11, 2019, by a vote of 89-7.[2] She received commission on June 14, 2019.[3] To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of 94 U.S. district courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Morrison was the administrator and chief executive officer of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation from 2016 to 2019.[4]
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
On April 12, 2018, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Morrison to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.[1] The U.S. Senate confirmed Morrison on June 11, 2019, by a vote of 89-7.[2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Sarah Daggett Morrison |
| Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 425 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: April 12, 2018
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| ABA Rating: Majority Qualified/Minority Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: October 10, 2018
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| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: February 7, 2019
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| Confirmed: June 11, 2019
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| Vote: 89-7
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Morrison on June 11, 2019, on a vote of 89-7.[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.
| Morrison confirmation vote (June 11, 2019) | |||||||||
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| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
 Democratic |
38 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
 Republican |
50 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
 Independent |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 89 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
Change in Senate rules
Morrison was confirmed to a U.S. District Court under a new precedent the Senate established.
On April 3, 2019, the U.S. Senate voted 51-48 in favor of a change to chamber precedent lowering the maximum time allowed for debate on executive nominees to posts below the Cabinet level and on nominees to district court judgeships from 30 hours after invoking cloture to two.[5]
The change was passed under a procedure, often referred to as the nuclear option, that requires 51 votes rather than 60.[6]
It was the third use of the nuclear option in Senate history. In 2013, it was used to eliminate the 60-vote threshold to confirm presidential nominees, except those to the Supreme Court. In 2017, it was used to eliminate the 60-vote threshold required to confirm Supreme Court nominees.[7] For more, see Filibuster and reconciliation in the United States Congress.
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Morrison's nomination on October 10, 2018.[8]
The Senate Judiciary Committee favorably reported Daggett Morrison's nomination on February 7, 2019.[9] Click here to see how the committee voted. Daggett Morrison's nomination was one of 44 that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reported that day.
Nomination
Morrison was nominated on April 12, 2018, to succeed Judge Gregory Frost, who retired from the bench on May 2, 2016.[8]
At the sine die adjournment of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2019, the Senate returned Daggett Morrison's nomination to President Trump.[10] Daggett Morrison was one of 51 individuals the president re-nominated on January 23, 2019.[11]
The American Bar Association rated Morrison qualified by a majority and well qualified by a minority for the position.[12] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
Education
Daggett Morrison received her undergraduate degree from Ohio State University in 1992 and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Capital University School of Law in 1997.[1][4]
Professional career
- 2019-present: Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- 2012-2019: Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
- 2016-2019: Administrator and chief executive officer
- 2012-2016: General counsel and chief ethics officer
- 2012: Partner, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP
- 1998-2011: Chester, Willcox & Saxbe, LLP
- 2005-2011: Partner
- 1998-2004: Associate
- 1997-1998: Law clerk to Judge John Holschuh, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- 1996-1997: Law clerk, Chester, Willcox & Saxbe, LLP
- 1992-1996: Clerk, Ohio Department of Health[4]
About the court
| Southern District of Ohio |
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| Sixth Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 8 |
| Judges: 8 |
| Vacancies: 0 |
| Judges |
| Chief: Sarah Daggett Morrison |
| Active judges: Douglas Cole, Jeffery P. Hopkins, Algenon Marbley, Matthew McFarland, Sarah Daggett Morrison, Michael J. Newman, Edmund Sargus, Michael Watson Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio is one of 94 United States district courts. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit based in downtown Cincinnati at the Potter A. Stewart Federal Courthouse and Building.
The Southern District of Ohio has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
The geographic jurisdiction of the Southern District of Ohio consists of all the following counties in the southern part of the state of Ohio.
There are two court divisions, each covering the following counties:
The Eastern Division, covering Athens, Belmont, Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Union, Vinton, and Washington counties.
The Western Division, covering Adams, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Lawrence, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Scioto, Shelby, and Warren counties.
To read opinions published by this court, click here.
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 White House, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Twelfth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Twelfth Wave of United States Attorneys, and Sixth Wave of United States Marshals," April 10, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Congress.gov, "PN241 — Sarah Daggett Morrison — The Judiciary," accessed June 12, 2019
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Morrison, Sarah Daggett," accessed June 17, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Senate Judiciary Committee, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees: Sarah Daggett Morrison," accessed June 12, 2019
- ↑ The Hill, "GOP triggers 'nuclear option' to speed up Trump picks," April 3, 2019
- ↑ Axios, "Senate GOP invokes 'nuclear option' to speed up confirmations of Trump nominees," April 3, 2019
- ↑ NBC News, "McConnell to use 'nuclear option' to confirm lower-level nominees," April 2, 2019
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Congress.gov, "PN1842 — Sarah Daggett Morrison — The Judiciary," accessed October 29, 2018
- ↑ U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of Executive Business Meeting," February 7, 2019
- ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days. Congressional Research Service, "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure," April 11, 2017
- ↑ WhiteHouse.gov, "Nominations Sent to the Senate," January 23, 2019
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees, 115th Congress," accessed October 29, 2018
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United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 2019-Present |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Algenon Marbley • Edmund Sargus • Michael Watson (Ohio) • Matthew McFarland • Jeffery P. Hopkins • Michael Newman (Ohio) • Sarah Daggett Morrison • Douglas Cole | ||
| Senior judges |
Sandra Beckwith • Herman Weber • James Graham (Ohio federal judge) • Walter Rice • Susan Dlott • Thomas Rose • Michael Barrett (Ohio) • Timothy S. Black • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Karen L. Litkovitz • Caroline Helen Gentry • Elizabeth Preston Deavers • Stephanie Bowman (Ohio) • Kimberly Jolson • Chelsey Vascura • Peter Silvain • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
S. Arthur Spiegel • John Holschuh • George Smith • Humphrey Howe Leavitt • Philip Bergen Swing • George Read Sage • Albert Clifton Thompson • John Elbert Sater • Howard Clark Hollister • John Weld Peck • Smith Hickenlooper • Benson Hough • Robert Reasoner Nevin • Mell Underwood • John Druffel • Lester Cecil • Robert Duncan (Ohio) • Timothy Hogan (United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio) • Joseph Kinneary • John Peck II • David S. Porter • Carl Rubin • Carl Weinman • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Sandra Beckwith • John Holschuh • James Graham (Ohio federal judge) • Walter Rice • Robert Reasoner Nevin • Mell Underwood • Timothy Hogan (United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio) • Joseph Kinneary • David S. Porter • Carl Rubin • Carl Weinman • | ||
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio
State courts:
Ohio Supreme Court • Ohio District Courts of Appeal • Ohio Courts of Common Pleas • Ohio County Courts • Ohio Municipal Courts • Ohio Court of Claims
State resources:
Courts in Ohio • Ohio judicial elections • Judicial selection in Ohio
