Hugh M. Morris

Hugh Martin Morris (April 9, 1878 – March 19, 1966) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Education and career

Born on April 9, 1878, in Greenwood, Delaware, Morris received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1898 from Delaware College (now the University of Delaware) and read law in 1903. He entered private practice in Wilmington, Delaware from 1903 to 1919.

Federal judicial service

Morris was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on January 17, 1919, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware vacated by Judge Edward Green Bradford II. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 27, 1919, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on June 30, 1930, due to his resignation. Hugh M. Morris Library, the main campus library at the University of Delaware, is named in his honor.