Background
Morrissey, George Michael was born on August 12, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Edward and Mary Bernice (Shields) Morrissey.
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George Michael Morrissey
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Bachelor of Science, Illinois Institute Technology, 1963; Juris Doctor, De Paul U., 1971.
Career
Auditor, Touche Ross & Company, Chicago, 1963-1968; private practice, Evergreen Park and Worth, Illinois, 1972-1977; chief 5th Municipal District, Cook County Public Defender, Chicago, 1978-1990; associate judge, Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, since 1991. Member special commission on administration of justice in Cook County, Chicago, 1984-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Member commission on future of Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1976-1977. Board of trustees Oak Lawn (Illinois) Library, 1979-1985. Board directors Crisis Center for South Suburbia, Worth, since 1979.
Served with United States Army, 1963-1969. Member Chicago Bar Association (judicial retention committee, bar president committee), S.W. Bar Association (past president), Coalition of Suburban Bar Association (past president), Alpha Sigma Phi.
Connections
Married Mary Kay McCarthy, January 3, 1976. Children: Meghan Catherine, Colleen Mary.
