Justin C. Morgan

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Justin Colfax Morgan (July 8, 1900 – May 24, 1959) was an American lawyer and politician from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.

Justin C. Morgan
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
In office
March 8, 1956 – May 24, 1959
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byJohn Knight
Succeeded byJohn Oliver Henderson
Personal details
Born
Justin Colfax Morgan

(1900-07-08)July 8, 1900
Buffalo, New York
DiedMay 24, 1959(1959-05-24) (aged 58)
EducationColgate University (A.B.)
University of Buffalo Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

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Born on July 8, 1900, in Buffalo, New York, Morgan received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Colgate University in 1921, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Buffalo Law School in 1924. He entered private practice in Buffalo in 1925. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of New York from 1928 to 1935. He was a councilman of the Town of Tonawanda from 1934 to 1940, and a member of the New York State Assembly from 1941 to 1956, sitting in the 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th, 169th and 170th New York State Legislatures.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On January 25, 1956, Morgan was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of New York vacated by Judge John Knight. Morgan was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 6, 1956, and received his commission on March 8, 1956. He served in that capacity until his death on May 24, 1959.[1]

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New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York State Assembly Erie County, 7th District
1941–1944
Succeeded by
Preceded by New York State Assembly Erie County, 2nd District
1945–1956
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
1956–1959
Succeeded by