Mendon Morrill Explained

Mendon Morrill
Office:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Term Start:April 23, 1958
Term End:March 12, 1961
Appointer:Dwight D. Eisenhower
Predecessor:Alfred Egidio Modarelli
Successor:James Aloysius Coolahan
Birth Name:Mendon Morrill
Birth Date:18 September 1902
Birth Place:Worcester, Massachusetts
Education:Harvard College
Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

Mendon Morrill (September 18, 1902 – March 12, 1961) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Education and career

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Morrill graduated from Harvard College in 1923 and received a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1926. He was in private practice in Massachusetts and in Paterson, New Jersey. In 1942, he became a first lieutenant in the United States Army.[1]

Federal judicial service

On March 25, 1958, Morrill was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Judge Alfred E. Modarelli. Morrill was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 22, 1958, and received his commission on April 23, 1958. Morrill served in that capacity until his death on March 12, 1961.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/526497007/ "Meendon Morrill Gets Commission"