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Naomi E. Morris

1921 – 1986

American judge

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About Naomi E. Morris

Lived 1921 – 1986 (aged 64–65). Naomi E. Morris was an American lawyer and judge.

Naomi Elizabeth Morris (1921–1986) was a North Carolina jurist who served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals from 1967 through 1982. She was Chief Judge of that court from 1978 through 1982, the second woman to hold that post.

Early life and education Naomi Morris was born on 1 December 1921 in Spring Hope, North Carolina to Edward Eugene and Blanche Beatrix Boyce Morris.

Morris graduated from Atlantic Christian College (today Barton College) and the University of North Carolina School of Law where she was fourth in her class. In 1987, the Judge Naomi E. Morris Memorial Scholarship was established at the UNC School of Law.

Career During World War II, Morris worked for the U.S. Army Signal Corps in Washington, D.C. She had previously worked as a secretary in a law firm.

After graduating university, she joined a law firm in Wilson, North Carolina where she returned to after her retirement in December 1982. She was appointed judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in 1967. Morris was elected to a full term in 1968 and re-elected in 1974. In January 1979, she was appointed chief judge of the Court of Appeals.

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Born
1921
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Died
1986
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Education
Barton College, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Also known as
Naomi Elizabeth Morris

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Who was Naomi E. Morris?

American judge

When was Naomi E. Morris born?

Naomi E. Morris was born in 1921.

When did Naomi E. Morris die?

Naomi E. Morris died in 1986.

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Naomi E. Morris was a lawyer and judge.

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Naomi E. Morris was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Naomi E. Morris

· Wikidata: Q6964635

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