Joseph Wilson Morris

Joseph Wilson Morris (April 28, 1922 – November 11, 2021) was an American attorney, arbitrator, legal educator and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He was a partner in the Tulsa, Oklahoma law firm of Gable Gotwals.

Early life and education Morris was born in Rice County, Kansas on April 28, 1922. He graduated from Reno Community High School in Nickerson, Kansas. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in political science from Washburn University in 1943. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the Washburn University School of Law in 1947 graduating first in his class and Order of the Coif. He received a Master of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School in 1948. Morris received a Doctor of Juridical Science from the same institution in 1955. He died in Tulsa on November 11, 2021, at the age of 99.