June P. Morgan | |
Office: | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri |
Termstart: | July 1, 1977 |
Termend: | June 30, 1979 |
Predecessor: | Robert Eldridge Seiler |
Successor: | John E. Bardgett |
Office2: | Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri |
Termstart2: | January 3, 1969 |
Termend2: | 1982 |
Appointer2: | Warren E. Hearnes |
Birth Date: | 12 July 1917 |
Birth Place: | Silex, Missouri[1] |
Death Place: | Jefferson City, Missouri |
Spouse: | Emma Lee Vance |
Alma Mater: | University of Missouri School of Law Northwest Missouri State University |
June P. Morgan (July 12, 1917 – September 28, 1998) was a judge on the Missouri Supreme Court from 1969 until 1982, and the chief justice of that same court from 1977 to 1979. Morgan authored a 1982 decision declaring that pension benefits accrued during a marriage are marital property, rather than the separate property of the person who earned the pension. He also wrote a 1976 decision saying it was constitutional to provide public tuition grants to college students who attended private colleges, and a 1978 decision upholding industrial development corporations, which permit low-interest financing for businesses.[2]