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Morell Edward Sharp
United States federal judge

Morell Edward Sharp

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United States federal judge
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Portland, USA
Age
60 years
Education
Northwestern University School of Law
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Biography

Morell Edward Sharp (September 12, 1920 – October 19, 1980) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Education and career

Born in Portland, Oregon, Sharp was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946, achieving the rank of Captain. He received a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1948. He was an assistant general attorney of the Milwaukee Railroad in Chicago, Illinois and Seattle, Washington from 1948 to 1956. He was in private practice in Seattle from 1956 to 1967. He was a judge of the Superior Court of Washington from 1967 to 1970. He was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Washington from 1970 to 1971. He was a special consultant to the United States Attorney General for court management and reform projects in 1971.

Federal judicial service

Sharp was nominated by President Richard Nixon on November 24, 1971, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington vacated by Judge George Hugo Boldt. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 2, 1971, and received his commission on December 9, 1971. Sharp served in that capacity until his death on October 19, 1980.

Sources

  • Morell Edward Sharp at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Preceded by
George Hugo Boldt
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
1971–1980
Succeeded by
John C. Coughenour
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