He served in the Army Reserve for three years.[citation needed] For three years[when?] he served as a San Bernardino County Deputy District Attorney.[2] He left the District Attorney's Office to enter private practice law, primarily family law.[2] During his time in private practice, Morris served on the San Bernardino City Unified School District's Board of Education. He helped found the San Bernardino Boys and Girls Club.[4]
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California Governor Jerry Brown appointed Morris to the San Bernardino County Superior Court in 1976. For three years, he served as San Bernardino County's first full-time Family Law Supervising Judge and organized the court's first Family Law Department. From 1981 to 1984, he served as the Superior Court Presiding Judge. During this time, Morris was named Inland Southern California's Trial Judge of the Year for his outstanding contributions to the administration of justice.[citation needed]
For the next five years, Morris served as Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court. As Presiding Judge, he established the San Bernardino County Children's Network - a comprehensive interagency networking system to coordinate and enhance services to high-risk children. In July 1991, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges awarded Morris its highest award for Meritorious Service to the Juvenile Courts of America.[citation needed]
In 1990, Morris returned to the criminal courts and soon thereafter he established one of California's first drug treatment court programs. Since then, Morris has advocated statewide, nationwide, and internationally for treatment alternatives for non-violent addicts in the criminal justice system. Morris has twice been invited to the White House to discuss the issue of Drug Courts, and he has presented the Drug Court program to international conferences at the United Nations, and in Ireland, England and Italy. Following the model of the Drug Courts, in 1999, Morris established one of the nation's first Mental health courts to treat the seriously mentally ill caught in the criminal justice system.[2]
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Mayor Pat Morris in 2013
In 2005, he took leave from the San Bernardino Superior Court to run for mayor of San Bernardino. He won the initial election in November 2005, but not by the required majority. On February 7, 2006, Morris won the mayoral run-off election against City Attorney James "Jim" Frank Penman by 64% of the vote.[5] Morris was sworn in on March 7, 2006 as mayor. He appointed his son, Jim Morris, to be his chief of staff. The position is unpaid because San Bernardino's Charter prohibits nepotism.
In July 2012, with a city budget deficit of at least $45 million and headed towards Chapter 9 bankruptcy after a city council vote, Major Pat Morris stated "It is a dark day for the city."[6]
Referencesedit
^Hagen, Ryan (January 3, 2014). "Outgoing mayor sees 'incredible' future for San Bernardino". San Bernardino Sun. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ abcd. Ci.san-bernardino.ca.us. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
^"State Bar of California membership records". Members.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
^. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
^. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Pat Morris politician news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Patrick Joseph Pat Morris born January 1938 1 is an American politician He was the Mayor of San Bernardino California from 2006 to 2014 and is a member of the Democratic Party Pat Morris32nd Mayor of San BernardinoIn office March 7 2006 March 3 2014Preceded byJudith VallesSucceeded byR Carey DavisPersonal detailsBornPatrick Joseph Morris1938 age 85 86 Needles California USPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseSally W MorrisChildren2Residence s San Bernardino California USAlma materUniversity of Redlands B A Stanford University J D ProfessionJudgePolitician Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Judge 2 2 Mayor 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editMorris was born and grew up in Needles California along the Colorado River where his father worked for the railroad He graduated cum laude Phi Beta Kappa and was a member of Kappa Sigma Sigma at the University of Redlands 2 He received his J D degree from Stanford Law School and was admitted to the State Bar of California on June 5 1963 3 Career editHe served in the Army Reserve for three years citation needed For three years when he served as a San Bernardino County Deputy District Attorney 2 He left the District Attorney s Office to enter private practice law primarily family law 2 During his time in private practice Morris served on the San Bernardino City Unified School District s Board of Education He helped found the San Bernardino Boys and Girls Club 4 Judge edit California Governor Jerry Brown appointed Morris to the San Bernardino County Superior Court in 1976 For three years he served as San Bernardino County s first full time Family Law Supervising Judge and organized the court s first Family Law Department From 1981 to 1984 he served as the Superior Court Presiding Judge During this time Morris was named Inland Southern California s Trial Judge of the Year for his outstanding contributions to the administration of justice citation needed For the next five years Morris served as Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court As Presiding Judge he established the San Bernardino County Children s Network a comprehensive interagency networking system to coordinate and enhance services to high risk children In July 1991 the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges awarded Morris its highest award for Meritorious Service to the Juvenile Courts of America citation needed In 1990 Morris returned to the criminal courts and soon thereafter he established one of California s first drug treatment court programs Since then Morris has advocated statewide nationwide and internationally for treatment alternatives for non violent addicts in the criminal justice system Morris has twice been invited to the White House to discuss the issue of Drug Courts and he has presented the Drug Court program to international conferences at the United Nations and in Ireland England and Italy Following the model of the Drug Courts in 1999 Morris established one of the nation s first Mental health courts to treat the seriously mentally ill caught in the criminal justice system 2 Mayor edit nbsp Mayor Pat Morris in 2013In 2005 he took leave from the San Bernardino Superior Court to run for mayor of San Bernardino He won the initial election in November 2005 but not by the required majority On February 7 2006 Morris won the mayoral run off election against City Attorney James Jim Frank Penman by 64 of the vote 5 Morris was sworn in on March 7 2006 as mayor He appointed his son Jim Morris to be his chief of staff The position is unpaid because San Bernardino s Charter prohibits nepotism He was reelected in 2009 In July 2012 with a city budget deficit of at least 45 million and headed towards Chapter 9 bankruptcy after a city council vote Major Pat Morris stated It is a dark day for the city 6 References edit Hagen Ryan January 3 2014 Outgoing mayor sees incredible future for San Bernardino San Bernardino Sun Retrieved January 12 2017 a b c d Mayor s Biography Ci san bernardino ca us Archived from the original on November 12 2011 Retrieved 2011 12 10 State Bar of California membership records Members calbar ca gov Retrieved 2011 12 10 Bernardino Boys and Girls Club Archived from the original on September 29 2011 Retrieved 2011 12 10 Morris wins the mayoral run off election Archived from the original on March 25 2015 Retrieved 2011 12 10 S B BANKRUPTCY New officials discovered money mess Riverside Press Enterprise 2012 07 11 Retrieved 2012 07 19 External links editMayor Morris Official City Website Mayor Morris Re Election Campaign Website Mayor Morris fiscal recovery plan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pat Morris politician amp oldid 1180394339, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
