Lewis Morgan

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Lewis Morgan

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

Education

Law

University of Georgia Law, 1935

Personal
Birthplace
LaGrange, Ga.

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Lewis Render Morgan (1913-2001) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

Early life and education

  • University of Georgia School of Law, LL.B., 1935[1]

Professional career

  • U.S. Army, 1942-1943
  • Private practice, La Grange, Georgia, 1935-1961
  • Member, Georgia General Assembly, 1937-1939
  • Executive secretary, U.S. Rep. A. Sidney Camp, 1939-1942
  • City attorney, City of La Grange, Georgia, 1943-1946
  • County attorney, Troup County, Georgia, 1957-1961
  • Reassigned as senior judge to 11th Circuit, 1981[1]

Judicial career

Northern District of Georgia

Morgan was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia by President John F. Kennedy on July 24, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1961, and received his commission on August 10th. From 1965-1968, he served as the chief judge. He served the Northern District of Georgia until he was elevated to the Fifth Circuit on August 2, 1968.[1] Morgan was succeeded in this position by Albert Henderson.

Fifth Circuit

Morgan was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit by President Lyndon Johnson on July 17, 1968, to a seat vacated by Elbert Parr Tuttle; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 25, 1968, and received his commission that same day.[1]

Eleventh Circuit

Judge Morgan served the Fifth Circuit until he was reassigned to the Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981. He assumed senior status on September 1, 1978 and served the Eleventh Circuit until his death on November 15, 2001.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Morgan Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Political offices
Preceded by:
NA - new seat 		Northern District of Georgia
1961–1968
Seat #3 		Succeeded by:
Albert Henderson
Preceded by:
Elbert Parr Tuttle 		Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
1968–1981 		Succeeded by:
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Preceded by:
NA - reassigned 		Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
1981–2001 		Succeeded by:
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