Background
Morris, George Edward was born on July 17, 1862 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Edward E. and Eliza (McClements) Morris.
Morris, George Edward was born on July 17, 1862 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Edward E. and Eliza (McClements) Morris.
Cazenovia Seminary, 1873-1876, Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, New York, 1879-1880. Bachelor of Laws, Albany Law School, 1885.
Practiced in New York state, 1885-1888. Assistant city attorney, Seattle, Washington, 1891. Judge Superior Court, Seattle, November 11, 1902-March 1909.
Appointed judge Supreme Court of the Washington, March 1909, and elected for terms 1911-1917, 1917-1923 (chief justice 1915, 16).
Married Maude East. Mylroie, January 29, 1899.