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Morrison C. England Jr.

Morrison Cohen England Jr. (born December 17, 1954) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Morrison C. England Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Assumed office
December 17, 2019
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office
May 1, 2012 – April 30, 2016
Preceded byAnthony W. Ishii
Succeeded byLawrence Joseph O'Neill
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
In office
August 2, 2002 – December 17, 2019
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byLawrence K. Karlton
Succeeded byAna de Alba
Judge of the Sacramento County Superior Court
In office
August 7, 1996 – August 2, 2002
Appointed byPete Wilson
ConstituencyMunicipal (1996-1997)
County (1997-2002)
Personal details
Born
Morrison Cohen England, Jr.

(1954-12-17) December 17, 1954 (age 69)
St. Louis, Missouri
SpouseNancy I. Phillips
Children3
EducationUniversity of the Pacific (BA, JD)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army Reserve
Years of service1988-2002
RankMajor
UnitJ.A.G. Corps
AwardsMeritorious Service Medal

Early life and education edit

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, England received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Pacific in 1977 and a Juris Doctor from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1983. He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1988 to 2002.[1]

Career edit

In 1973 he was an electronic data processing clerk for the California Department of Motor Vehicles. In 1976 he was a free agent with the New York Jets. From 1976 to 1982 he was an assistant football coach at California State University, Fullerton and California State University, Sacramento. From 1978 to 1980 he was an assistant resident manager and law clerk at FPI Management Inc in Sacramento. From 1980 to 1981 he was an on-call counselor with the Sacramento County Juvenile Court. From 1981 to 1983 he was a law clerk at the law firm of Quattrin & Clemons. England was in private practice in California from 1983 to 1988. From 1988 to 2002, he served with the United States Army Reserve, JAG Corps. From 1988 to 1996, he was a partner with the law firm of Quattrin, Johnson, Campora & England. Between 1996 and 1997, England was a judge on the Municipal Court of California in the County of Sacramento. He served as a judge on the Sacramento Superior Court for the State of California between 1996 and 2002.[2][3]

District court service edit

England is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. England was nominated by President George W. Bush on March 21, 2002, to a seat vacated by Lawrence K. Karlton. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1, 2002, and received his commission on August 2, 2002.[3] He served as Chief Judge from May 1, 2012, to April 30, 2016. He assumed senior status on December 17, 2019, his 65th birthday.[3]

Notable ruling edit

On September 19, 2019, England issued a preliminary injunction against a California law which would require candidates for president to disclose their tax returns in order to be listed on the ballot.[4]

Awards and recognition edit

2013: Martin Luther King Jr. Peace and Justice Award from the University of the Pacific.[5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ . United States District Court, Eastern District of California. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "England, Morrison C., Jr. – Federal Judicial Center". fjc.gov.
  4. ^ Martin, Augie; LeBlanc, Paul (September 19, 2019). "Federal judge halts California law forcing Trump to release tax returns to qualify for ballot". CNN. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-30.

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Morrison Cohen England Jr born December 17 1954 is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Morrison C England Jr Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of CaliforniaIncumbentAssumed office December 17 2019Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of CaliforniaIn office May 1 2012 April 30 2016Preceded byAnthony W IshiiSucceeded byLawrence Joseph O NeillJudge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of CaliforniaIn office August 2 2002 December 17 2019Appointed byGeorge W BushPreceded byLawrence K KarltonSucceeded byAna de AlbaJudge of the Sacramento County Superior CourtIn office August 7 1996 August 2 2002Appointed byPete WilsonConstituencyMunicipal 1996 1997 County 1997 2002 Personal detailsBornMorrison Cohen England Jr 1954 12 17 December 17 1954 age 69 St Louis MissouriSpouseNancy I PhillipsChildren3EducationUniversity of the Pacific BA JD Military serviceBranch serviceUnited States Army ReserveYears of service1988 2002RankMajorUnitJ A G CorpsAwardsMeritorious Service Medal Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 District court service 4 Notable ruling 5 Awards and recognition 6 See also 7 References 8 SourcesEarly life and education editBorn in St Louis Missouri England received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Pacific in 1977 and a Juris Doctor from University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in 1983 He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1988 to 2002 1 Career editIn 1973 he was an electronic data processing clerk for the California Department of Motor Vehicles In 1976 he was a free agent with the New York Jets From 1976 to 1982 he was an assistant football coach at California State University Fullerton and California State University Sacramento From 1978 to 1980 he was an assistant resident manager and law clerk at FPI Management Inc in Sacramento From 1980 to 1981 he was an on call counselor with the Sacramento County Juvenile Court From 1981 to 1983 he was a law clerk at the law firm of Quattrin amp Clemons England was in private practice in California from 1983 to 1988 From 1988 to 2002 he served with the United States Army Reserve JAG Corps From 1988 to 1996 he was a partner with the law firm of Quattrin Johnson Campora amp England Between 1996 and 1997 England was a judge on the Municipal Court of California in the County of Sacramento He served as a judge on the Sacramento Superior Court for the State of California between 1996 and 2002 2 3 District court service editEngland is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California England was nominated by President George W Bush on March 21 2002 to a seat vacated by Lawrence K Karlton He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1 2002 and received his commission on August 2 2002 3 He served as Chief Judge from May 1 2012 to April 30 2016 He assumed senior status on December 17 2019 his 65th birthday 3 Notable ruling editOn September 19 2019 England issued a preliminary injunction against a California law which would require candidates for president to disclose their tax returns in order to be listed on the ballot 4 Awards and recognition edit2013 Martin Luther King Jr Peace and Justice Award from the University of the Pacific 5 See also editList of African American federal judges List of African American juristsReferences edit United States District Judge Morrison C England Jr MCE Archived from the original on 19 July 2018 Retrieved 23 April 2017 United States District Court Judge Morrison C England Jr MCE United States District Court Eastern District of California Archived from the original on 19 July 2018 Retrieved 11 July 2018 a b c England Morrison C Jr Federal Judicial Center fjc gov Martin Augie LeBlanc Paul September 19 2019 Federal judge halts California law forcing Trump to release tax returns to qualify for ballot CNN Retrieved 20 September 2019 United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit 2013 Annual Report PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2016 12 27 Retrieved 2014 12 30 Sources editMorrison C England Jr at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center 107 2 Hearings Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments S Hrg 107 584 Part 4 May 9 May 23 June 13 June 27 and July 23 2002 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Legal officesPreceded byLawrence K Karlton Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California2002 2019 Succeeded byAna de AlbaPreceded byAnthony W Ishii Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California2012 2016 Succeeded byLawrence Joseph O Neill Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morrison C England Jr amp oldid 1178129947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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