Martin Ferdinand Morris

Judge Martin Ferdinand Morris

Personal

Birthday:

12/3/1834

Birthplace:

Youghal, Ireland

Date of Death:

9/12/1909

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1864-1867
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1867-1893
Professor, Georgetown College Law School, 1876-1909; dean, 1907

Education

Name of School:

Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)

Degree Year:

1854

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1863

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Court Name:

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Grover Cleveland

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

04/15/1893

Termination Date:

6/30/1905

Termination Reason:

Retirement