Pat Morris (politician)
| Pat Morris | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of San Bernardino | |
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In office March 7, 2006 – March 3, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Judith Valles |
| Succeeded by | R. Carey Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Patrick Joseph Morris 1938 (age 78–79) Needles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sally W. Morris |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | San Bernardino, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Stanford University (J.D.) University of Redlands (B.A.) |
| Profession |
Judge Politician |
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Morris (born January 1938) is an American politician. He was the Mayor of San Bernardino, California from 2006 to 2014, and is a member of the Democratic Party.
Morris was born and grew up in Needles, California, along the Colorado River, where his father worked for the railroad. He graduated at cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and was a member of Kappa Sigma Sigma at the University of Redlands. He received his law degree from Stanford Law School and was admitted to the California State Bar on June 5, 1963.
He served in the Army Reserve for three years. For three years he served as a San Bernardino County Deputy District Attorney. He left the District Attorney's Office to enter private practice law, primarily family law. 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.
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.
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.
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