Background
Morton, James E. was born on January 15, 1954 in Berkeley, California, United States.
Morton, James E. was born on January 15, 1954 in Berkeley, California, United States.
University of Utah (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1978). McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (Juris Doctor, Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Traynor Honor Society.
Spoken languages: Spanish.
Worked at Bugden, Collins & Morton, L.C. (Salt Lake City, Utah) specializing in General Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Utah, United States. District Court, District of Utah and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits.
Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Traynor Honor Society. Author: "Informed Consent and the Material Risk Standard: A Modest Proposal, " 12 Pacific Law Journal 915, July, 1981.
Member, 1980-1981 and Editor-in-Chief, 1981-1982, Pacific Law Journal. Law Clerk for Chief Judge A. Andrew Hauk, United States.
District Court, Central District of California, 1982-1983.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Utah State Bar (Member, Board of Commissioners, 1990-1991). American Bar Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
"Workers’ Compensation and the Dual Capacity Doctrine," 23 California Journal 964, May, 1982. "Informed Consent and the Material Risk Standard: A Modest Proposal," 12 Pacific Law Journal 915, July, 1981. Member, 1980-1981 and Editor-in-Chief, 1981-1982, Pacific Law Journal.
Law Clerk for Chief Judge A. Andrew Hauk, United States. District Court, Central District of California, 19821983. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Utah State Bar; American Bar Association. Stewide Association of Prosecutors. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.