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'''Zoe Bush''' is a judge on senior status for the [[Superior Court of the District of Columbia]]. She was appointed to the court by President {{BP|Bill Clinton}} in 1994.<ref name=bio>[http://www.dccourts.gov/internet/documents/DCSC_Bio_Bush.pdf District of Columbia Courts, Judges: Zoe Bush]</ref>
'''Truman A. Morrison III''' is a senior judge on the [[Superior Court of the District of Columbia]]. He was appointed to the court by President {{BP|Jimmy Carter}} in 1979 and took on [[senior status]] in 1999.<ref name=bio>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.pretrial.org/aboutpji/boardoftrustees/pages/default.aspx Pretrial Justice Institute, Board of Trustees]</ref><ref>[http://legaltimes.typepad.com/files/record_of_jnc_recommendations_and_designations.pdf LegalTimes.com, District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, Record of Recommendations 5/8/1975-9/30/2011]</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Bush received her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College in 1976 and her [[J.D.]] from Harvard Law School in 1979.<ref name=bio/>
Morrison received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Wisconsin.<ref name=bio/>


==Career==
==Career==
*Judge, [[Superior Court of the District of Columbia]]
Morrison began his legal career as a clerk for Judge [[John Reynolds (Wisconsin)|John Reynolds]] on the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin]]. In 1971, Morrison joined the Public Defender Service in [[Washington, D.C.]]; four years later, he became head of the trial division. He worked in that position until joining the court in 1979.<ref name=bio/>
*Administrative Judge, Board of Contact Appeals for the District of Columbia
*Office of General Counsel, Potomac Electric Power Company
*Office of General Counsel, Washington Gas Light Company
*Law clerk for Judge Phillip N. Nichols
*Law clerk for Judge James F. Merow<ref name=bio/>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.dccourts.gov/dccourts/docs/DCSC_Bio_Bush.pdf Judge Bush biography]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.pretrial.org/aboutpji/boardoftrustees/pages/default.aspx Pretrial Justice Institute, Board of Trustees]
* [http://www.dccourts.gov/internet/welcome.jsf  Official website of the Superior Court of D.C.]


==Footnotes==
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Superior Court of the District of Columbia (senior status)
Tenure
Present officeholder

Education

Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin, 1967

Law

University of Wisconsin Law School, 1970


Truman A. Morrison III is a senior judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He was appointed to the court by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and took on senior status in 1999.[1][2]

Education

Morrison received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Wisconsin.[1]

Career

Morrison began his legal career as a clerk for Judge John Reynolds on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. In 1971, Morrison joined the Public Defender Service in Washington, D.C.; four years later, he became head of the trial division. He worked in that position until joining the court in 1979.[1]

See also

External links

Footnotes

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