Brian Morris (judge)
| Brian Matthew Morris | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
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Assumed office December 17, 2013 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Sam E. Haddon |
| Associate Justice of the Montana Supreme Court | |
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In office January 2, 2005 – December 17, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Regnier |
| Succeeded by | Jim Shea |
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Brian Matthew Morris September 5, 1963 Butte, Montana |
| Spouse(s) | Cherche Prezeau |
| Children | 1 daughter 3 sons |
| Education |
Stanford University B.A., M.A. Stanford Law School J.D. |
Brian Matthew Morris (born September 5, 1963) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana. He is a former Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, having been elected to Court by the voters of Montana in 2004. Morris successfully retained his position in the 2012 election. He is also a former fullback for the Stanford Cardinal football team.
Born in Butte, Montana to John and Joan Morris, Brian Morris graduated from Butte Central Catholic High School, where he was an All-State athlete, who competed in football, track, and basketball. As a senior in the 1981–1982 academic year, he led the football team to the 1981 state championship game and set school records by rushing 1,640 yards and making 236 carries for 1,732 total yards. In track, he was the 1982 state champion in both intermediate and high hurdles in the high school's first state championship in track.
Earning a scholarship to Stanford University, Morris was a four-year letterman on the Stanford Cardinal football team and was the team's starting fullback in the 1986 Gator Bowl. In the Gator Bowl, Morris made 3 carries for 12 rushing yards and made 3 receptions for 6 yards. In his junior and senior years, he was honorable mention all-Pacific-10 Conference and first team all-academic Pac-10. With 12 pass receptions against UCLA in 1985, Morris is one of the Cardinal's all-time single-game pass reception leaders. Morris earned his Bachelor of Arts in 1986 and his Master of Arts in 1987. As one of only eight students in the United States to earn the NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship, Morris earned his Juris Doctor with distinction from Stanford Law School in 1992.
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