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Henry Coke Morgan Jr.
Installed February 8, 2004
Personal details
Born
Henry Coke Morgan Jr.

1935 (age 89–90)
Norfolk, Virginia
Education Washington and Lee University (B.S.)
Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D.)

Henry Coke Morgan Jr. (born 1935) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Education and career[]

Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Morgan received a Bachelor of Science degree from Washington and Lee University in 1957 and a Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1960. He was a Reserve Lieutenant in the United States Army from 1958 to 1959. He was an assistant city attorney of Norfolk from 1960 to 1963, and was then in private practice in Virginia Beach, Virginia from 1963 to 1992.[1]

Federal judicial service[]

On October 22, 1991, Morgan was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 8, 1992, and received his commission on April 13, 1992. He assumed senior status on February 8, 2004.[1]

References[]

Sources[]

  • Henry Coke Morgan Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
1992–2004
Succeeded by
Walter Kelley
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