James Madison Morton, Jr.
- James Madison Morton, Jr.
James Madison Morton, Jr. (August 24, 1869 - June 26, 1940) was a longtime federal judge in the United States.
Morton was born and lived throughout his life in Fall River, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard College and Harvard Law School and then practiced as a lawyer in Fall River from 1894 to 1912.
In 1912, U.S. President William Howard Taft nominated Morton to serve as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. In 1931, President Herbert Hoover nominated Morton for promotion to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Morton was confirmed to the First Circuit in 1932 and served until assuming what is now referred to as senior status in 1939, shortly before his death.
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