Archives of Maryland
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James C. Morton, Jr. (1913-1990)
MSA SC 3520-2974
House of Delegates, Anne Arundel County, 1939-1946
Judge, Court of Special Appeals, 1967-1983

Biography:

Born James Cooke Morton, Jr.,  March 7, 1913, in Baltimore, Maryland. Attended Franklin Day School; Severn School; Johns Hopkins University, 1934; University of Maryland School of Law, 1937. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1937. Episcopalian. Married Hildreth Kempton. Two daughters: Hildreth Bradford (Morton) Clagett; Ann Welsh.(Morton) Drenner. Died August 1, 1990.

Associate, Piper, Cary & Hall, 1937-1939. Counsel, U.S. Treasury Department, 1939-1943; Lieutenant, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, 1943-1946. House of Delegates, Anne Arundel County, 1939-1946. State's Attorney, Anne Arundel County, 1948-1952. Solicitor, Anne Arundel County, 1958-1961. Executive Assistant, Governor J. Millard Tawes, 1961-1967. Judge, Court of Special Appeals, 1967-1983. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Maryland State Bar Assocation, vice president; Anne Arundel County Bar Assocation, president.

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