Morell Edward Sharp (September 12, 1920 – October 19, 1980) was a
United States district judge of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Portland
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,
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
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from
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
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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
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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
vacated by Judge
George Hugo Boldt
George Hugo Boldt (December 28, 1903 – March 18, 1984) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Education and career
Born in Chicago, Boldt received a Bachelor of Arts fro ...
. 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.
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Sources
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1920 births
1980 deaths
Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
United States district court judges appointed by Richard Nixon
20th-century American judges
Justices of the Washington Supreme Court
Lawyers from Portland, Oregon
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni
United States Army officers
United States Army personnel of World War II
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