Morgan Ford Explained

Morgan Dennis Ford
Office:Senior Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
Term Start:December 31, 1985
Term End:January 2, 1992
Office1:Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
Term Start1:November 1, 1980
Term End1:December 31, 1985
Appointer1:operation of law
Predecessor1:Seat established by 94 Stat. 1727
Successor1:R. Kenton Musgrave
Office2:Judge of the United States Customs Court
Term Start2:July 15, 1949
Term End2:November 1, 1980
Appointer2:Harry S. Truman
Predecessor2:William Josiah Tilson
Successor2:Seat abolished
Birth Name:Morgan Dennis Ford
Birth Date:8 September 1911
Birth Place:Wheatland, North Dakota
Death Place:San Diego, California
Education:
Georgetown Law (LLB)

Morgan Dennis Ford (September 8, 1911 – January 2, 1992) was a judge of the United States Court of International Trade.

Education and career

Born on September 8, 1911, in Wheatland, North Dakota, Ford was the nephew of senator William "Wild Bill" Langer.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1935 from the University of North Dakota. He received a Bachelor of Laws in 1938 from Georgetown Law. He worked in private practice in Fargo, North Dakota, from 1939 to 1949. He served as the city attorney of Casselton, North Dakota, from 1942 to 1948. He served as a member of the Selective Service Advisory Board from 1942 to 1945.

Federal judicial service

Ford was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on June 22, 1949, to a seat on the United States Customs Court vacated by Judge William Josiah Tilson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 12, 1949, and received his commission on July 15, 1949. Ford was initially appointed as a Judge under Article I, but the court was raised to Article III status by operation of law on July 14, 1956, and Ford thereafter served as an Article III Judge. Ford was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of International Trade on November 1, 1980, to a new seat authorized by 94 Stat. 1727. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1985. His service terminated on January 2, 1992, due to his death in San Diego, California. He was succeeded by Judge R. Kenton Musgrave.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Langer family of North Dakota. politicalgraveyard.com.